Nonstop flight route between Telluride, Colorado, United States and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), Telluride, Colorado, United States and Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,745 miles (or 14,073 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 Telluride Regional Airport and Goma 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 Telluride Regional Airport and Goma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEX / KTEX |
Airport Name: | Telluride Regional Airport |
Location: | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'14"N by 107°54'30"W |
Area Served: | Telluride, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Telluride Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9070 feet (2,765 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEX |
More Information: | TEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOM / FZNA |
Airport Name: | Goma Airport |
Location: | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5089 feet (1,551 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOM |
More Information: | GOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Telluride Regional Airport (TEX):
- Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Telluride Regional Airport is the destination in the "Telluride Landing" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- Because of Telluride Regional Airport's high elevation of 9,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) N of TEX.
- The furthest airport from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,075 miles (17,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In the 1990s the airport had winter nonstop passenger flights to Los Angeles and Phoenix.
- Telluride Regional Airport covers 542 acres and has one runway, 9/27, 6,911 by 100 feet.
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
- Because of Goma Airport's high elevation of 5,089 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 19 November 2009, Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Flight 3711, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-CAB overran the runway on landing, suffering substantial damage.
- The furthest airport from Goma Airport (GOM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,981 miles (19,282 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.