Nonstop flight route between Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(33°13'14"N by 87°36'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W)
Distance from TCL to ISC:
4,143.51 miles (6,668.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and St Mary's Airport (ISC), St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,144 miles (or 6,668 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCL / KTCL |
| Airport Name: | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field |
| Location: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'14"N by 87°36'41"W |
| Area Served: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tuscaloosa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCL |
| More Information: | TCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISC / EGHE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W |
| Area Served: | Isles of Scilly |
| Operator/Owner: | Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISC |
| More Information: | ISC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL):
- Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) has 2 runways.
- The Civil Aeronautics Administration designated van de Graff Field as an intermediate field.
- 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.
- DayJet announced per seat VLJ service on two pilot planes nonstop to 14 hubs in 3 states in July 2008 from Tuscaloosa.
- 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.
- 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.
- During World War II, the field was revamped to include a single main runway.
- Tuscaloosa Regional Airport covers an area of 724 acres at an elevation of 170 feet above mean sea level.
- On April 15, 1986, American Eagle commenced service between Tuscaloosa and Nashville.
Facts about St Mary's Airport (ISC):
- Because of St Mary's Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at St Mary's 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 St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Tresco Heliport (TSO), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of ISC.
- In 1984 Isles of Scilly Skybus started flights to St Mary's from Land's End, initially freight and charter.
- In addition to being known as "St Mary's Airport", other names for ISC include "Isles of Scilly Airport" and "Scilly Isles/St Mary's Airport".
- In 1938 Great Western and Southern Airlines took over Olley Air Service and Channel Air Ferries.
- St Mary's Airport handled 89,170 passengers last year.
- A public footpath passes within a few metres of the southern end of the runway.
- St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile east of Hugh Town on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, to the south west of Cornwall, UK.
- St Mary's Airport (ISC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to St Mary's Airport (meaning St Mary's Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.82 miles (56.04 km) WSW | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 47.49 miles (76.43 km) WNW | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 54.95 miles (88.43 km) ENE | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 56.21 miles (90.46 km) WNW | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 58.72 miles (94.50 km) WNW | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) | Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 65.85 miles (105.97 km) NNW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 70.58 miles (113.58 km) SSE | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 81.99 miles (131.95 km) ENE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 90.30 miles (145.33 km) SW | Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 92.95 miles (149.59 km) SE | Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 93.18 miles (149.95 km) ENE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 95.10 miles (153.05 km) SE | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 97.75 miles (157.32 km) ESE | Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX) | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 98.33 miles (158.25 km) NW | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 101.86 miles (163.93 km) ENE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,131.14 miles (17,913.79 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,112.61 miles (17,883.96 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,094.69 miles (17,855.14 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,092.78 miles (17,852.05 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,089.56 miles (17,846.88 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,083.05 miles (17,836.39 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,082.25 miles (17,835.11 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,073.36 miles (17,820.80 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,070.92 miles (17,816.87 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,069.66 miles (17,814.85 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,064.11 miles (17,805.91 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,031.62 miles (17,753.63 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,029.34 miles (17,749.96 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,016.12 miles (17,728.69 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,983.65 miles (17,676.42 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.84 miles (4.57 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 30.53 miles (49.13 km) ENE | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 67.96 miles (109.37 km) ENE | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) ENE | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 131.88 miles (212.24 km) SE | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 6 | 139.03 miles (223.75 km) ENE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 143.79 miles (231.41 km) SE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 144.77 miles (232.98 km) NNE | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 150.00 miles (241.40 km) ESE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 10 | 152.02 miles (244.65 km) NE | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 160.86 miles (258.88 km) NNW | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 12 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) NE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 164.12 miles (264.13 km) NW | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 14 | 164.85 miles (265.30 km) NE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 164.99 miles (265.52 km) SE | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.14 miles (19,500.60 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,106.07 miles (19,482.77 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,073.92 miles (19,431.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,054.36 miles (19,399.56 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,032.00 miles (19,363.59 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,026.97 miles (19,355.48 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,021.86 miles (19,347.26 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,011.90 miles (19,331.22 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,989.48 miles (19,295.15 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,988.83 miles (19,294.11 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,984.79 miles (19,287.61 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,979.92 miles (19,279.76 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,958.16 miles (19,244.74 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,922.75 miles (19,187.75 km) SSE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |