Nonstop flight route between Sumbawanga, Tanzania and Brookings, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sumbawanga Airport (SUT), Sumbawanga, Tanzania and Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), Brookings, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,463 miles (or 13,620 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 Sumbawanga Airport and Brookings Regional 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 Sumbawanga Airport and Brookings Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUT / HTSU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°56'56"S by 31°36'37"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5920 feet (1,804 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SUT | 
| More Information: | SUT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKX / KBKX | 
| Airport Name: | Brookings Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'16"N by 96°49'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Brookings, South Dakota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Brookings | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1648 feet (502 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKX | 
| More Information: | BKX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sumbawanga Airport (SUT):
- Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Sumbawanga Airport handled 806 passengers last year.
- Because of Sumbawanga Airport's high elevation of 5,920 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSW of SUT.
- In addition to being known as "Sumbawanga Airport", another name for SUT is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sumbawanga (Swahili)".
Facts about Brookings Regional Airport (BKX):
- The furthest airport from Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,597 miles (17,053 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BKX.
- Brookings Regional Airport, formerly known as Brookings Municipal Airport, is a city owned, public use airport located in Brookings, a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States.




