Nonstop flight route between Tartu, Estonia and Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from TAY to BFN:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- TAY Airport Information
- BFN Airport Information
- Facts about TAY
- Facts about BFN
- Map of Nearest Airports to TAY
- List of Nearest Airports to TAY
- Map of Furthest Airports from TAY
- List of Furthest Airports from TAY
- Map of Nearest Airports to BFN
- List of Nearest Airports to BFN
- Map of Furthest Airports from BFN
- List of Furthest Airports from BFN
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tartu Airport (TAY), Tartu, Estonia and Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,039 miles (or 9,719 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 Tartu Airport and Bloemfontein International 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 Tartu Airport and Bloemfontein International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAY / EETU |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Tartu, Estonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°18'26"N by 26°41'12"E |
Area Served: | Tartu |
Operator/Owner: | Tallinn Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAY |
More Information: | TAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFN / FABL |
Airport Name: | Bloemfontein International Airport |
Location: | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'38"S by 26°18'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | ACSA South African Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFN |
More Information: | BFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Tartu Airport (TAY):
- AirBaltic cancelled its regular flights to Riga on 1 August 2011.
- Because of Tartu Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Tartu 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.
- Tartu Airport (TAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tartu Airport", another name for TAY is "Tartu lennujaam".
- The furthest airport from Tartu Airport (TAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,031 miles (17,753 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2010 Tartu Airport served 23,504 passengers.
- Tartu Airport is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, about 8 km south of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia.
- The closest airport to Tartu Airport (TAY) is Pskov Airport (PKV), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ESE of TAY.
Facts about Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN):
- Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SE of BFN.
- Because of Bloemfontein International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport.
- Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa.
- The furthest airport from Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,855 miles (19,079 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.