Nonstop flight route between Ta'if, Saudi Arabia and Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), Ta'if, Saudi Arabia and Taitung Airport (TTT), Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,085 miles (or 8,184 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 Ta'if Regional Airport and Taitung 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 Ta'if Regional Airport and Taitung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF):

• Because of Ta'if Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,848 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TIF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TIF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) W of TIF.
• The furthest airport from Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Ta'if Regional Airport (meaning Ta'if Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.

Facts about Taitung Airport (TTT):

• The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981.
• The closest airport to Taitung Airport (TTT) is Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of TTT.
• The furthest airport from Taitung Airport (TTT) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Taitung Airport (meaning Taitung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• In addition to being known as "Taitung Airport", other names for TTT include "台東航空站台東機場", "Táidōng HángkōngzhànTáidōng Jīchǎng" and "RCFN".
• Taitung Airport (TTT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Taitung Airport's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Taitung 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.