Nonstop flight route between Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso and Tengah, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenkodogo Airport (TEG), Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso and Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,150 miles (or 11,506 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 Tenkodogo Airport and Tengah Air Base (TAB), 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 Tenkodogo Airport and Tengah Air Base (TAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEG / DFET |
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Location: | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°48'8"N by 0°22'17"W |
Area Served: | Tenkodogo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1017 feet (310 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEG |
More Information: | TEG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGA / WSAT |
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Location: | Tengah, Singapore |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |
Airport Type: | Military airbase |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TGA |
More Information: | TGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenkodogo Airport (TEG):
- The closest airport to Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of TEG.
- The furthest airport from Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tenkodogo Airport (meaning Tenkodogo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- In addition to being known as "Tenkodogo Airport", another name for TEG is "Tenkodogo Airport (Tenkodogo)".
- Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- As a show of force to deter the Indonesian President Sukarno from launching an all-out war during this period, the RAF also deployed a V bomber force detachment to Tengah in the form of Handley Page Victor B.1A bombers from 15 Squadron in August 1963, which was rotated with those dispersed to RAAF Butterworth in Malaysia.
- Because of Tengah Air Base (TAB)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Tengah Air Base (TAB) 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 "Tengah Air Base (TAB)", other names for TGA include "登加空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Tengah".
- During the Malayan Emergency, Tengah was used to house Avro Lincolns of the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force which performed bombing missions on communist terrorist bases/hideouts of the Malayan Communist Party deep in the jungles of Peninsular Malaysia.
- The furthest airport from Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (meaning Tengah Air Base (TAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
- During the period of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, the RAF deployed 74 Squadron with its English Electric Lightning F.6 followed by 20 Squadron with its Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft in addition to the Gloster Javelins of 60 Squadron and 64 Squadron, to the air base to help bolster the air defence of Singapore and Peninsula Malaysia against infrequent air incursions from the MiG-21s and P-51 Mustangs of the Indonesian Air Force.
- The closest airport to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
- According to British MoD documents declassified in 2000, up to 48 Red Beard tactical nuclear weapons were secretly stowed in a highly secured weapons storage facility at Tengah, between 1962 and 1970, for possible use by the V bomber force detachment and for Britain's military commitment to South East Asia Treaty Organization.
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