Nonstop flight route between Kigoma, Tanzania and Oran, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania and Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN), Oran, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,419 miles (or 5,502 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 Es-Sénia – Ben Bella 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 Es-Sénia – Ben Bella 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 | 
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| 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: | ORN / DAOO | 
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| Location: | Oran, Algeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°37'17"N by 0°37'23"W | 
| Area Served: | Oran | 
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ORN | 
| More Information: | ORN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".
 - Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of 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.
 
Facts about Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN):
- Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport is an airport located 4.7 nm south of Oran, near Es Sénia, in Algeria.
 - Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Es-Sénia – Ben Bella 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.
 - Once the combat units moved east to other airfields in Algeria and Tunisia during the late spring of 1943, the airfield came under the control of Air Transport Command, under which it functioned as a stopover en route to Algiers airport or to Port Lyautey Airfield, in French Morocco on the North African Cairo–Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
 - The closest airport to Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) is Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of ORN.
 - In addition to being known as "Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport", other names for ORN include "Es Sénia Airport (Ouahran)" and "مطار السانية وهران".
 - The furthest airport from Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (meaning Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,228 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
 
