Nonstop flight route between Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and East London, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tamworth Airport (TMW), Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,654 miles (or 10,709 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 Tamworth Airport and East London 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 Tamworth Airport and East London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tamworth Airport (TMW):

• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,334 ft above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Gunnedah Airport (GUH), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) WNW of TMW.
• In 1951 a decision was taken to relocate the aerodrome with the council commencing construction in 1952 and the official opening of the new airport in 1956.
• The Tamworth Airport terminal expansion was completed in June 2012, to facilitate the commencement of passenger screening.
• Tamworth Airport is a regional airport serving Tamworth, a city in the Australian state of New South Wales.
• The furthest airport from Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• In addition to being known as "Tamworth Airport", another name for TMW is "Tamworth Regional Airport".
• Tamworth Airport (TMW) has 4 runways.

Facts about East London Airport (ELS):

• In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
• Passenger flights were undertaken by two de Havilland Moth planes on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays, weather permitting.
• The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
• East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.