Nonstop flight route between Tandil, Argentina and Decatur, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(37°13'31"S by 59°13'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Distance from TDL to DCU:
5,275.82 miles (8,490.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tandil Airport (TDL), Tandil, Argentina and Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,276 miles (or 8,491 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 Tandil Airport and Pryor Field 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 Tandil Airport and Pryor Field Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDL / SAZT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tandil, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°13'31"S by 59°13'39"W |
| Area Served: | Tandil, Buenos Aires |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
| Elevation: | 574 feet (175 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TDL |
| More Information: | TDL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Facts about Tandil Airport (TDL):
- Because of Tandil Airport's relatively low elevation of 574 feet, planes can take off or land at Tandil 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 addition to being known as "Tandil Airport", another name for TDL is "Aeropuerto de Tandil".
- The closest airport to Tandil Airport (TDL) is Olavarría Airport (OVR), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) WNW of TDL.
- Tandil Airport (TDL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tandil Airport (TDL) is Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT), which is nearly antipodal to Tandil Airport (meaning Tandil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yantai Laishan International Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Yantai, Shandong, China.
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
- The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- A newly built $1.8 million terminal building opened in 2008 at the north end of the field as part of a federally funded $3.3 million project.
- In 2007, Chris Wright was struck by a propeller as he was "hand propping" starting his plane.
- Situated next to Calhoun Community College, the airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and most of the Decatur Metropolitan Area.
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.25 miles (95.35 km) WNW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 80.32 miles (129.26 km) N | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 3 | 89.74 miles (144.42 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 100.30 miles (161.42 km) SW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 101.37 miles (163.14 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 102.98 miles (165.73 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 120.95 miles (194.65 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 147.01 miles (236.58 km) W | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 170.48 miles (274.36 km) NNE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 10 | 172.54 miles (277.68 km) NNE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 174.38 miles (280.64 km) WNW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 189.75 miles (305.37 km) NNE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 190.77 miles (307.01 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 194.85 miles (313.58 km) N | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 207.99 miles (334.72 km) NNE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.68 miles (19,958.52 km) WNW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 12,366.96 miles (19,902.64 km) NNE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,356.60 miles (19,885.97 km) W | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 12,337.09 miles (19,854.57 km) ENE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 12,309.55 miles (19,810.25 km) NNW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 6 | 12,262.29 miles (19,734.19 km) NW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 7 | 12,239.13 miles (19,696.93 km) NNE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 12,239.04 miles (19,696.78 km) E | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 12,236.76 miles (19,693.10 km) NE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 12,224.89 miles (19,674.01 km) NNE | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,209.12 miles (19,648.63 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 12,207.85 miles (19,646.58 km) NE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 12,181.65 miles (19,604.41 km) NNE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 12,172.33 miles (19,589.41 km) N | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 12,168.54 miles (19,583.32 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |