Nonstop flight route between Tidjikja, Mauritania and Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tidjikja Airport (TIY), Tidjikja, Mauritania and Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB), Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,270 miles (or 10,091 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 Tidjikja Airport and Thorne Bay Seaplane Base, 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 Tidjikja Airport and Thorne Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIY / GQND |
Airport Name: | Tidjikja Airport |
Location: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'12"N by 11°25'23"W |
Area Served: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1316 feet (401 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIY |
More Information: | TIY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTB / |
Airport Name: | Thorne Bay Seaplane Base |
Location: | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°41'17"N by 132°32'12"W |
Area Served: | Thorne Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTB |
More Information: | KTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Tidjikja Airport (TIY):
- Tidjikja Airport (TIY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY), which is nearly antipodal to Tidjikja Airport (meaning Tidjikja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillon's Bay Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of TIY.
Facts about Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB):
- The furthest airport from Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,618 miles (17,088 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Thorne Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 5,000 by 2,000 feet.
- The closest airport to Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) is Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSW of KTB.
- Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Thorne Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Thorne Bay Seaplane Base 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.