Nonstop flight route between Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain and Kasane, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain and Kasane Airport (BBK), Kasane, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,429 miles (or 7,128 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 Madrid–Torrejón Airport and Kasane 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 Madrid–Torrejón Airport and Kasane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOJ / LETO |
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Location: | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'48"N by 3°26'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
More Information: | TOJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBK / FBKE |
Airport Name: | Kasane Airport |
Location: | Kasane, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'46"S by 25°9'47"E |
Area Served: | Kasane |
Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3290 feet (1,003 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBK |
More Information: | BBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ):
- The outcome of the 1986 referendum on membership in NATO committed the Spanish government to negotiate the reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.
- Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Madrid–Torrejón Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrejón Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Torrejón".
- The closest airport to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
- As the time approached in 1987 for the renegotiation of the existing base agreement, which had entered into force in 1983 for a five-year period, pressures mounted for a reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.
- The furthest airport from Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (meaning Madrid–Torrejón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- After the 1991 cease-fire in Iraq, plans proceeded to close Torrejon Air Base.
Facts about Kasane Airport (BBK):
- Kasane Airport (BBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kasane Airport (BBK) is Livingstone Airport (LVI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of BBK.
- The furthest airport from Kasane Airport (BBK) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kasane Airport (meaning Kasane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.