Nonstop flight route between Tartu, Estonia and Mobile, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tartu Airport (TAY), Tartu, Estonia and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,243 miles (or 8,438 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 Mobile Regional 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 Mobile Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tartu Airport (TAY):

• Tartu Airport is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, about 8 km south of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia.
• 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.
• Estonian Air ended its flights to Tallinn on 21 December 2012.
• In addition to being known as "Tartu Airport", another name for TAY is "Tartu lennujaam".
• 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 2009 the runway was lengthened to 1,799 m.
• The closest airport to Tartu Airport (TAY) is Pskov Airport (PKV), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ESE of TAY.

Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):

• National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
• In 2010 Northwest Airlines merged into Delta Air Lines.
• Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
• The airport is also home to U.S.
• The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
• One of the first airlines besides Eastern to serve Mobile was Capital Airlines with flights to Atlanta, Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, New York-Newark, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
• The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
• In 2006 Delta Air Lines dropped several flights from Mobile and Continental Airlines added flights.
• In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".