Nonstop flight route between Tripoli, Libya and San Tomé, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya and San Tomé Airport (SOM), San Tomé, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,150 miles (or 8,288 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 Tripoli International Airport and San Tomé 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 Tripoli International Airport and San Tomé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIP / HLLT |
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Location: | Tripoli, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°40'9"N by 13°9'24"E |
Area Served: | Tripoli |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 263 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIP |
More Information: | TIP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOM / SVST |
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Location: | San Tomé, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W |
Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOM |
More Information: | SOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):
- In addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".
- Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.
- Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
- With the closure of the National Terminal as part of the construction of the new airport, all flights, international and domestic, leave the airport from the main International Passenger Terminal.
- Tripoli International Airport is an international airport that serves Tripoli, Libya.
- The airport's Cargo-handling facilities include cranes, heavy fork lifts, roller pallet lifts and conveyor belts.
- The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- The airport operates 24 hours a day.
- The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
- Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli International 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.
- During World War II, the airfield was used by the British Royal Air Force and was named RAF Castel Benito later changing to RAF Idris in 1952.
Facts about San Tomé Airport (SOM):
- Because of San Tomé Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at San Tomé 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.
- In addition to being known as "San Tomé Airport", another name for SOM is "Aeropuerto Don Edmundo Barrios".
- San Tomé Airport (SOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from San Tomé Airport (SOM) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to San Tomé Airport (meaning San Tomé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to San Tomé Airport (SOM) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of SOM.