Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Kigoma, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,154 miles (or 11,513 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 Stewart International Airport and Kigoma 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 Stewart International Airport and Kigoma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):

• In 1994 George Pataki campaigned on improving efficiencies by privatizing money-losing state projects.
• As the 1980s wore on, veterans of earlier battles over Stewart returned to start new ones.
• Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
• Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart International 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.
• After its closure as an air force base in the early 1970s, an ambitious plan by former Governor Nelson Rockefeller to expand and develop the airport led to a protracted struggle with local landowners that led to reforms in the state's eminent domain laws but no actual development of the land acquired.
• After the creation of the United States Air Force following World War II, the army airfield was converted to an air force base while still being used for training of cadets at West Point.
• The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
• Stewart was one of the many regional airports to be used during the Emergency Ground Stop after the September 11th Attacks, taking in dozens of planes forced to land.
• The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):

• The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
• In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma  (Swahili)".
• The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
• Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.