Nonstop flight route between Timbuktu, Mali and Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali and Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,260 miles (or 11,684 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 Timbuktu Airport and Jiujiang Lushan 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 Timbuktu Airport and Jiujiang Lushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOM / GATB |
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| Location: | Timbuktu, Mali |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'50"N by 3°0'26"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOM |
| More Information: | TOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIU / ZSJJ |
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| Location: | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°28'36"N by 115°48'3"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIU |
| More Information: | JIU Maps & Info |
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- Timbuktu Airport (TOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Goundam Airport (GUD), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of TOM.
- Because of Timbuktu Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Timbuktu 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.
- In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
- The furthest airport from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Timbuktu Airport (meaning Timbuktu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
Facts about Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU):
- In addition to being known as "Jiujiang Lushan Airport", other names for JIU include "九江庐山机场" and "Jiǔjiāng Lúshān Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (meaning Jiujiang Lushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) S of JIU.
