Nonstop flight route between Oran, Algeria and St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), Oran, Algeria and St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,180 miles (or 6,726 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 Oran Tafaraoui Airport and St. Thomas 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 Oran Tafaraoui Airport and St. Thomas 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: | TAF / DAOL |
Airport Name: | Oran Tafaraoui Airport |
Location: | Oran, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°32'27"N by 0°32'2"W |
Area Served: | Oran, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | People’s National Army |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 367 feet (112 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAF |
More Information: | TAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQS / CYQS |
Airport Name: | St. Thomas Municipal Airport |
Location: | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'12"N by 81°6'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of St. Thomas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 779 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQS |
More Information: | YQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF):
- The closest airport to Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) is Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NW of TAF.
- Airport information for DAOL at World Aero Data.
- The furthest airport from Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Oran Tafaraoui Airport (meaning Oran Tafaraoui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,666 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
- The new desert Spitfires of the 31st Fighter Group were also assigned to Tafaraoui.
- Because of Oran Tafaraoui Airport's relatively low elevation of 367 feet, planes can take off or land at Oran Tafaraoui 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.
- Oran Tafaraoui Airport is a joint civil/military airport in Oran Province, Algeria.
- Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS):
- The furthest airport from St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,370 miles (18,298 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) is London international Airport (YXU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) N of YQS.
- St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) has 3 runways.
- The airport is in uncontrolled airspace but has a UNICOM operating during working hours on 122.70 MHz.
- Because of St. Thomas Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 779 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Thomas 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.