Nonstop flight route between Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and Huntsville, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV), Huntsville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 498 miles (or 801 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 Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field and Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL):

• In 1939 Oliver Parks was brought to Alabama to set up a Civilian Pilot Training Program, CPTP, for the University of Alabama.
• Because of Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field 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 Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) is George Downer Airport (AIV), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of TCL.
• While visiting Tuscaloosa on April 29, 2011, to assess devastation reliefs efforts in the wake of the April 27th tornado disaster, President Barack Obama landed at Tuscaloosa Regional Airport in the Boeing C-32 presidential transport plane.
• The furthest airport from Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,131 miles (17,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• During the 2000s, the city of Tuscaloosa and the airport attempted to lure commercial service back to the airport.
• Pilot training was provided under contact by the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics, Inc.
• Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, the field was revamped to include a single main runway.

Facts about Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV):

• In addition to being known as "Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport", other names for HTV include "Huntsville Municipal Airport" and "UTS".
• The closest airport to Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) is Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of HTV.
• Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,929 miles (17,589 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The airport covers an area of 180 acres at an elevation of 363 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 363 feet, planes can take off or land at Bruce Brothers Huntsville 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.