Nonstop flight route between Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Kaben Airport (KBT), Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,068 miles (or 9,765 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 General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport and Kaben 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 General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport and Kaben Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAM / MMTM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°17'47"N by 97°51'56"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAM | 
| More Information: | TAM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBT / | 
| Airport Name: | Kaben Airport | 
| Location: | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°53'35"N by 170°50'41"E | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBT | 
| More Information: | KBT Maps & Info | 
Facts about General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM):
- The closest airport to General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WSW of TAM.
- The furthest airport from General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,243 miles (18,094 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at General Francisco Javier Mina 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.
- Interior of the airport.
- General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport", another name for TAM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco Javier Mina".
Facts about Kaben Airport (KBT):
- Kaben or Kaven is a small island in the Maloelap Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- The closest airport to Kaben Airport (KBT) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of KBT.
- The fauna of the island is similar to that of the other islands in the Marshalls.
- The furthest airport from Kaben Airport (KBT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kaben Airport (meaning Kaben Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Because of Kaben Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaben 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.




