Nonstop flight route between Sumbawanga, Tanzania and Tunica, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sumbawanga Airport (SUT), Sumbawanga, Tanzania and Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM), Tunica, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,336 miles (or 13,415 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 Tunica Municipal 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 Tunica Municipal 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 |
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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: | UTM / KUTA |
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Location: | Tunica, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°41'6"N by 90°20'52"W |
Area Served: | Tunica, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Tunica County Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTM |
More Information: | UTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Sumbawanga Airport (SUT):
- 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 (SUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sumbawanga Airport handled 806 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSW of SUT.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sumbawanga Airport", another name for SUT is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sumbawanga (Swahili)".
Facts about Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM):
- Development and improvement of the facility, located in the southern portion of the Memphis Metropolitan Area, has increased dramatically since the 1990s.
- Because of Tunica Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunica Municipal 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.
- The furthest airport from Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UTM.
- Tunica Municipal Airport covers an area of 863 acres at an elevation of 194 feet above mean sea level.
- Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tunica Municipal Airport", another name for UTM is "UTA".