Nonstop flight route between Aitape, Papua New Guinea and Oran, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tadji Airport (TAJ), Aitape, Papua New Guinea and Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), Oran, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,184 miles (or 14,780 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 Tadji Airport and Oran Tafaraoui 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 Tadji Airport and Oran Tafaraoui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAJ / |
| Airport Name: | Tadji Airport |
| Location: | Aitape, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°11'56"S by 142°25'41"E |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAJ |
| More Information: | TAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tadji Airport (TAJ):
- The furthest airport from Tadji Airport (TAJ) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Tadji Airport (TAJ) is Frieda River Airport (FAQ), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) SSW of TAJ.
- Tadji Airport (TAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tadji Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tadji 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.
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.
- The new desert Spitfires of the 31st Fighter Group were also assigned to Tafaraoui.
- 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.
- 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 (TAF) currently has only 1 runway.
