Nonstop flight route between Tartu, Estonia and London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tartu Airport (TAY), Tartu, Estonia and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,167 miles (or 1,878 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 London Heathrow Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAY / EETU |
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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: | LHR / EGLL |
Airport Name: | London Heathrow Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°28'38"N by 0°27'41"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LHR |
More Information: | LHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Tartu Airport (TAY):
- In 2009 the runway was lengthened to 1,799 m.
- Tartu Airport (TAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tartu Airport (TAY) is Pskov Airport (PKV), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ESE of TAY.
- AirBaltic cancelled its regular flights to Riga on 1 August 2011.
- In 2010 Tartu Airport served 23,504 passengers.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tartu Airport", another name for TAY is "Tartu lennujaam".
Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):
- The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Until 2008, air traffic between Heathrow and the United States was strictly governed by the countries' bilateral Bermuda II treaty.
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
- Heathrow Airport has Anglican, Catholic, free church, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh chaplains.
- Full body scanners are now used at the airport, and passengers who object to their use after being selected are not allowed to fly.
- Heathrow Airport is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations worldwide.
- Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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 closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
- Terminal 3 opened as The Oceanic Terminal on 13 November 1961 to handle flight departures for long-haul routes.