Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Arequipa, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), Arequipa, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,704 miles (or 14,008 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 Mehrabad Airport and Rodríguez Ballón International 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 Mehrabad Airport and Rodríguez Ballón International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII | 
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| Location: | Tehran, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) | 
| Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THR | 
| More Information: | THR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQP / SPQU | 
| Airport Name: | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport | 
| Location: | Arequipa, Peru | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°20'27"S by 71°34'59"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 8405 feet (2,562 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AQP | 
| More Information: | AQP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
 - Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - IKA Airport was scheduled to open in 2004 with international flights gradually changing from Mehrabad starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
 - An aircraft engineering and maintenance company Fajr Ashian, has a maintenance hangar adjacent to main airport premises.
 - The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
 - In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
 
Facts about Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP):
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport is currently operated by the consortium "Aeropuertos Andinos", who reshuffled and modernized the existing facilities.
 - The furthest airport from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is nearly antipodal to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (meaning Rodríguez Ballón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Đà Nẵng International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,975 kilometers) away in Da Nang, Vietnam.
 - The closest airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) is Ilo Airport (ILQ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) S of AQP.
 - Because of Rodríguez Ballón International Airport's high elevation of 8,405 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AQP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AQP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
