Nonstop flight route between Tumbes, Peru and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), Tumbes, Peru and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,926 miles (or 9,537 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBP / SPME |
| Airport Name: | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Tumbes, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'9"S by 80°22'51"W |
| Area Served: | Tumbes |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TBP |
| More Information: | TBP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
| Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
| Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
| More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP):
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of TBP.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
- Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
- RAF Fairford was constructed in 1944 to serve as an airfield for British and American troop carriers and gliders for the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II.
- Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- RAF Fairford is also the home of the Royal International Air Tattoo, an annual air display.
