Nonstop flight route between Kigoma, Tanzania and Puerto Maldonado, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania and Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM), Puerto Maldonado, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,742 miles (or 10,850 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 Padre Aldamiz 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 Padre Aldamiz 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 |
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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: | PEM / SPTU |
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| Location: | Puerto Maldonado, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°36'48"S by 69°13'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEM |
| More Information: | PEM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".
- Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM):
- In addition to being known as "Padre Aldamiz International Airport", another name for PEM is "Puerto Maldonado International Airport".
- The closest airport to Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) is Alerta Airport (ALD), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) N of PEM.
- The furthest airport from Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Padre Aldamiz International Airport (meaning Padre Aldamiz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Peruvian Air Force flies Boeing 707 jets to Padre Aldamiz International Airport, to carry civilian cargo operations.
- Padre Aldamiz International Airport, also known as Puerto Maldonado International Airport, is a small airport located in the Peruvian city of Puerto Maldonado in the Madre de Dios Region.
- Because of Padre Aldamiz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Padre Aldamiz 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.
