Nonstop flight route between Tartu, Estonia and Chişinău, Moldova:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tartu Airport (TAY), Tartu, Estonia and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 792 miles (or 1,274 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 Tartu Airport and Chișinău International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAY / EETU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| 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: | KIV / LUKK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | CIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV | 
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tartu Airport (TAY):
- 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.
- The airport was opened on 15 May 1946.
- In addition to being known as "Tartu Airport", another name for TAY is "Tartu lennujaam".
- The closest airport to Tartu Airport (TAY) is Pskov Airport (PKV), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ESE of TAY.
- Tartu Airport (TAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- There are plans to enlarge the airport.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Chișinău International Airport serves as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline, and Moldavian Airlines.
- There is a currency exchange area located in the front lobby, although the exchange rates are slightly higher than in the city.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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 Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.




