Nonstop flight route between Kigoma, Tanzania and Tehran, Iran:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from TKQ to IKA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - TKQ Airport Information
 - IKA Airport Information
 - Facts about TKQ
 - Facts about IKA
 - Map of Nearest Airports to TKQ
 - List of Nearest Airports to TKQ
 - Map of Furthest Airports from TKQ
 - List of Furthest Airports from TKQ
 - Map of Nearest Airports to IKA
 - List of Nearest Airports to IKA
 - Map of Furthest Airports from IKA
 - List of Furthest Airports from IKA
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania and Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Tehran, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,114 miles (or 5,011 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 Kigoma Airport and Tehran Imam Khomeini International 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 Kigoma Airport and Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKQ / HTKA | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Kigoma, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'5"S by 29°40'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Kigoma | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2700 feet (823 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TKQ | 
| More Information: | TKQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKA / OIIE | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Tehran, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'57"N by 51°9'7"E | 
| Area Served: | Tehran | 
| Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3305 feet (1,007 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IKA | 
| More Information: | IKA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".
 - The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
 - Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
 
Facts about Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA):
- Further complicating matters, on 29 April 2005, the United Kingdom and Canada warned its citizens against using the airport due to alleged safety concerns concerning the runway, which has been claimed to have been built over ancient qanats.
 - The furthest airport from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - In addition to being known as "Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport", another name for IKA is "فرودگاه امام خمینی".
 - The closest airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Mehrabad Airport (THR), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of IKA.
 - Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport handled 4,986,477 passengers last year.
 - About 3 trillion rials have been sought for completing Phase 1 of Imam Khomeini International Airport, in the next Iranian year to March 2009, announced managing director of the State Airports Company, Asghar Ketabchi.
 - Just prior to the opening on 8 May, two local airlines refused to switch to the new airport.
 - Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) has 2 runways.
 - Imam Khomeini Airport is accessible from Tehran by Car, taxi and bus via the Tehran-Qom Freeway.
 
