Nonstop flight route between Timbuktu, Mali and Phoenix, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,621 miles (or 10,656 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor 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 Timbuktu Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor 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: | 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: | PHX / KPHX |
| Airport Name: | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Location: | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'3"N by 112°0'42"W |
| Area Served: | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1135 feet (346 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHX |
| More Information: | PHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has 3 runways.
- There are 75 aircraft based at Sky Harbor.
- Phoenix has consistent winds, and Sky Harbor is one of the largest airports in the world to have all runways parallel.
- The closest airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of PHX.
- Terminal 2 is expected to close after the completion of the Terminal 3 South Concourse expansion.
