Nonstop flight route between Timbuktu, Mali and Buchanan, Liberia:
Departure Airport:
(16°43'50"N by 3°0'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°54'15"N by 10°3'29"W)
Distance from TOM to UCN:
887.11 miles (1,427.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali and Buchanan Airport (UCN), Buchanan, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 887 miles (or 1,428 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 relatively short distance between Timbuktu Airport and Buchanan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOM / GATB |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | UCN / GLBU |
| Airport Name: | Buchanan Airport |
| Location: | Buchanan, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'15"N by 10°3'29"W |
| Area Served: | Buchanan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UCN |
| More Information: | UCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
- 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.
- 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 Buchanan Airport (UCN):
- Buchanan Airport (UCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Buchanan Airport (UCN) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Buchanan Airport (meaning Buchanan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,012 miles (19,331 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- The closest airport to Buchanan Airport (UCN) is Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of UCN.
- Because of Buchanan Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.79 miles (75.30 km) WSW | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali |     |
| 2 | 169.02 miles (272.01 km) SSW | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 3 | 202.21 miles (325.43 km) SSE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 202.38 miles (325.70 km) E | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 5 | 222.30 miles (357.76 km) S | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 223.55 miles (359.77 km) SE | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 243.01 miles (391.08 km) ESE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 243.26 miles (391.49 km) SE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 253.72 miles (408.32 km) S | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 270.86 miles (435.91 km) SE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 281.34 miles (452.78 km) SSW | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 282.70 miles (454.97 km) SSE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 285.29 miles (459.12 km) W | Néma Airport (EMN) | Nema, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 296.76 miles (477.59 km) S | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 300.99 miles (484.40 km) WSW | Keibane Airport (NRM) | Nara, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,400.15 miles (19,956.06 km) W | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,371.30 miles (19,909.63 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,360.00 miles (19,891.44 km) SSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,301.98 miles (19,798.08 km) WSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,299.33 miles (19,793.80 km) SW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,280.31 miles (19,763.20 km) W | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,270.77 miles (19,747.85 km) WSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,258.69 miles (19,728.40 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,204.33 miles (19,640.92 km) WSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,185.00 miles (19,609.81 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,067.84 miles (19,421.25 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,953.01 miles (19,236.45 km) ESE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,940.76 miles (19,216.74 km) W | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,923.39 miles (19,188.78 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,921.21 miles (19,185.27 km) ESE | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.90 miles (49.73 km) NW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 2 | 54.98 miles (88.47 km) WNW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 3 | 90.90 miles (146.29 km) SE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 132.28 miles (212.89 km) E | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 5 | 140.75 miles (226.51 km) SE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 6 | 149.25 miles (240.19 km) NE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 7 | 157.53 miles (253.51 km) NNW | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) NE | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 9 | 168.63 miles (271.39 km) N | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 10 | 169.54 miles (272.84 km) N | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 11 | 179.35 miles (288.64 km) ENE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 183.06 miles (294.60 km) NW | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 186.10 miles (299.50 km) NNE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 14 | 193.68 miles (311.70 km) ESE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 15 | 194.15 miles (312.45 km) ENE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,012.03 miles (19,331.44 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 2 | 11,944.90 miles (19,223.40 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,919.96 miles (19,183.27 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,913.69 miles (19,173.17 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,912.40 miles (19,171.11 km) WSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,886.96 miles (19,130.17 km) SSW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,879.46 miles (19,118.10 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,863.84 miles (19,092.96 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,863.39 miles (19,092.23 km) SSW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,841.24 miles (19,056.58 km) SSW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,840.49 miles (19,055.38 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,827.41 miles (19,034.32 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,803.51 miles (18,995.87 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,795.97 miles (18,983.72 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,791.50 miles (18,976.54 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |