Nonstop flight route between Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago and Wallops Island, Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from TAB to WAL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- TAB Airport Information
- WAL Airport Information
- Facts about TAB
- Facts about WAL
- Map of Nearest Airports to TAB
- List of Nearest Airports to TAB
- Map of Furthest Airports from TAB
- List of Furthest Airports from TAB
- Map of Nearest Airports to WAL
- List of Nearest Airports to WAL
- Map of Furthest Airports from WAL
- List of Furthest Airports from WAL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago and Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,061 miles (or 3,316 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 relatively short distance between A.N.R. Robinson International Airport and Wallops Flight Facility Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAB / TTCP |
| Airport Name: | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport |
| Location: | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'58"N by 60°49'55"W |
| Area Served: | Scarborough, Tobago |
| Operator/Owner: | Tobago House of Assembly |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAB |
| More Information: | TAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
| Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
| Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
| More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Facts about A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB):
- Because of A.N.R. Robinson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at A.N.R. Robinson 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.
- The furthest airport from A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (meaning A.N.R. Robinson International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,809 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) is Piarco International Airport (POS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SW of TAB.
- These works will ensure that Trinidad and Tobago maintains United States Federal Aviation Authority Category 1 status.
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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 closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- Wallops Flight Facility, located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration missions for N.A.S.A.
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The WFF Research Airport is located on the Main Base.
- On September 6, 2013, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer was launched from Wallops, atop a Minotaur V rocket.
