Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Eilat, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Eilat Airport (ETH), Eilat, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,982 miles (or 11,236 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Eilat 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Eilat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
| More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ETH / LLET |
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| Location: | Eilat, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'29"N by 34°57'32"E |
| Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ETH |
| More Information: | ETH Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- The 507th consists of three subordinate groups, 15 squadrons and five flights, employing approximately 1,155 men and women.
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Tinker AFB is home to major Department of Defense, Air Force and Navy units with national defense missions.
- Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.
- In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to realign Will Rogers AGS by relocating the 137th Airlift Wing to Tinker AFB, redesignating it as an air refueling wing and associating it with the Air Force Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing while redistributing its C-130H aircraft to other ANG airlift wings.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
- The 72d Air Base Wing is a multi-unit, multi-mission wing that includes base services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, associate organizations, dependents, and retirees.
Facts about Eilat Airport (ETH):
- In addition to being known as "Eilat Airport", other names for ETH include "J. Hozman Airport" and "שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת".
- The closest airport to Eilat Airport (ETH) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of ETH.
- Eilat Airport, also known as J.
- Eilat Airport (ETH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Eilat Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Eilat 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.
- Although the airport is capable of handling Boeing 767 aircraft, for large numbers of these aircraft, significant investment would be needed.
- On July 24, 2011 the Israeli cabinet approved the construction of Israel's second international airport to be built in Timna, 18 kilometers north of Eilat.
- The furthest airport from Eilat Airport (ETH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,807 miles (19,002 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In August 2005, a Katyusha rocket fired from Jordan landed near a taxi traveling just 15 yards from the airport perimeter fence.
