Nonstop flight route between Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands and Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cyril E. King Airport (STT), Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands and Tom Price Airport (TPR), Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,081 miles (or 19,442 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cyril E. King Airport and Tom Price Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cyril E. King Airport and Tom Price Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between STT and TPR makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Cyril E. King Airport and Tom Price Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between STT and TPR are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands and Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between STT and TPR!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STT / TIST |
Airport Name: | Cyril E. King Airport |
Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'13"N by 64°58'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Virgin Islands Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STT |
More Information: | STT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPR / |
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Location: | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°44'45"S by 117°52'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pilbara Iron |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2300 feet (701 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPR |
More Information: | TPR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cyril E. King Airport (STT):
- The closest airport to Cyril E. King Airport (STT) is Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of STT.
- The furthest airport from Cyril E. King Airport (STT) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Cyril E. King Airport (meaning Cyril E. King Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Cyril E. King Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Cyril E. King Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Cyril E. King Airport (STT) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force 23rd Fighter Squadron deployed P-40 Warhawk fighters to the airport from March 1942 – May 1943.
Facts about Tom Price Airport (TPR):
- In addition to being known as "Tom Price Airport", another name for TPR is "YTMP".
- The furthest airport from Tom Price Airport (TPR) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Tom Price Airport (meaning Tom Price Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- The closest airport to Tom Price Airport (TPR) is Paraburdoo Airport (PBO), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of TPR.
- Tom Price Airport (TPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tom Price Airport is an airport near Tom Price, Western Australia.
- In December 2008, Rio Tinto lodged an application with the Shire of Ashburton to upgrade the runway and facilities to handle Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 size aircraft.