Nonstop flight route between Timbuktu, Mali and Meizhou, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali and Meixian Airport (MXZ), Meizhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,450 miles (or 11,990 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 Meixian 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 Meixian 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: | MXZ / ZGMX | 
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| Location: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'0"N by 116°7'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MXZ | 
| More Information: | MXZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Goundam Airport (GUD), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of TOM.
 - In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
 - Timbuktu Airport (TOM) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Meixian Airport (MXZ):
- In addition to being known as "Meixian Airport", other names for MXZ include "梅县机场" and "Méixiàn Jīchǎng".
 - The furthest airport from Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Meixian Airport (meaning Meixian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
 - The closest airport to Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MXZ.
 - Meixian Airport (MXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 
