Nonstop flight route between Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tenerife North Airport (TFN), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,108 miles (or 6,610 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 Tenerife North Airport and Montgomery 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 Tenerife North Airport and Montgomery Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tenerife North Airport (TFN):

• In addition to being known as "Tenerife North Airport", another name for TFN is "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte".
• After the final location of the airport had been decided, funds were gathered between 1935 and 1939 to build a small hangar and begin expanding the airstrip which would become Los Rodeos.
• The furthest airport from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife North Airport (meaning Tenerife North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• Tenerife North Airport (TFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Tenerife North Airport was the scene of the Tenerife airport disaster, to date the worst accident in aviation history.
• A new terminal was inaugurated in 2002, comprising car park, motorway access ramps, and four-story terminal building, with 12 gates.
• Tenerife North Airport handled 3,717,944 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of TFN.

Facts about Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):

• Because of Montgomery Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 221 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery 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.
• The furthest airport from Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,190 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of MGM.
• The Alabama Army National Guard also has an Army Aviation Support Facility on the south side of the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Montgomery Regional Airport", another name for MGM is "Dannelly Field".
• Montgomery Regional Airport is a public and military airport seven miles southwest of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama.
• The apron and the main runway and taxiways can accommodate aircraft as large as the Boeing 747 and Antonov 124.
• In 1940 the War Department chose Gunter Field for a new pilot training facility.
• Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has 2 runways.