Nonstop flight route between Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga and Daqing, Heilongjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga and Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA), Daqing, Heilongjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,978 miles (or 9,620 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 Fuaʻamotu International Airport and Daqing Sartu 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 Fuaʻamotu International Airport and Daqing Sartu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBU / NFTF |
Airport Name: | Fuaʻamotu International Airport |
Location: | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°14'27"S by 175°8'57"W |
Area Served: | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBU |
More Information: | TBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DQA / ZYDQ |
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Location: | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°35'13"N by 125°13'41"E |
Area Served: | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from DQA |
More Information: | DQA Maps & Info |
Facts about Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU):
- On April 28, 2006, the Tongan Government ended their controversial one-airline policy that had been in favour of Peau Vavaʻu.
- Because of Fuaʻamotu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuaʻamotu 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 closest airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NNE of TBU.
- It is the strength of the runway rather than the length that restricts operations from Fuaʻamotu.
- Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is nearly antipodal to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (meaning Fuaʻamotu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Tamanrasset, Algeria.
- Under Tongan law, Fuaʻamotu International Airport is closed on Sundays — only to be opened in distress, after the minister's approval.
Facts about Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA):
- In addition to being known as "Daqing Sartu Airport", other names for DQA include "大庆萨尔图机场" and "Dàqìng Sàěrtú Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Daqing Sartu Airport (meaning Daqing Sartu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) is Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SE of DQA.