Nonstop flight route between Tamchakett, Mauritania and Galveston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(17°13'58"N by 10°49'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Distance from THT to GLS:
5,294.41 miles (8,520.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tamchakett Airport (THT), Tamchakett, Mauritania and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,294 miles (or 8,521 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 Tamchakett Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, 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 Tamchakett Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THT / GQNT |
| Airport Name: | Tamchakett Airport |
| Location: | Tamchakett, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°13'58"N by 10°49'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from THT |
| More Information: | THT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tamchakett Airport (THT):
- The closest airport to Tamchakett Airport (THT) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of THT.
- The furthest airport from Tamchakett Airport (THT) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Tamchakett Airport (meaning Tamchakett Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The Lone Star Flight Museum is located at the airport and boasts a large collection of flying antique military aircraft as well as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The Field was primarily used for replacement crew gunnery training by the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group, with targets being towed to the gunnery range at nearby Oyster Bay.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.09 miles (95.10 km) SW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania |     |
| 2 | 85.87 miles (138.19 km) ESE | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 100.61 miles (161.92 km) NNW | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 116.52 miles (187.52 km) WNW | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 119.92 miles (192.99 km) NE | Tichitt Airport (THI) | Tichitt, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 146.04 miles (235.03 km) S | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 7 | 160.51 miles (258.32 km) SSE | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 8 | 169.23 miles (272.35 km) SSW | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 188.46 miles (303.30 km) ESE | Timbedra Airport (TMD) | Timbedra, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 192.89 miles (310.42 km) WSW | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 194.10 miles (312.38 km) SSW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 12 | 197.98 miles (318.61 km) SW | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 13 | 201.02 miles (323.51 km) SW | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 14 | 227.41 miles (365.98 km) W | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 15 | 235.21 miles (378.53 km) E | Néma Airport (EMN) | Nema, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,388.84 miles (19,937.85 km) ESE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,380.46 miles (19,924.37 km) E | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,371.42 miles (19,909.82 km) ESE | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,355.62 miles (19,884.39 km) ESE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,331.50 miles (19,845.58 km) ESE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,330.00 miles (19,843.16 km) SE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,329.97 miles (19,843.12 km) S | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,324.44 miles (19,834.21 km) S | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,320.99 miles (19,828.67 km) SE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,297.18 miles (19,790.34 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,295.82 miles (19,788.16 km) S | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,294.43 miles (19,785.91 km) SE | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,281.18 miles (19,764.60 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,265.88 miles (19,739.98 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,264.69 miles (19,738.06 km) SSW | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |