Nonstop flight route between Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China and Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands:
Departure Airport:
(25°4'35"N by 121°13'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°26'39"N by 71°8'31"W)
Distance from TPE to GDT:
9,117.13 miles (14,672.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China and JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,117 miles (or 14,673 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPE / RCTP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°4'35"N by 121°13'26"E |
| Area Served: | Taipei, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Republic of China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPE |
| More Information: | TPE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDT / MBGT |
| Airport Name: | JAGS McCartney International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°26'39"N by 71°8'31"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Department |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDT |
| More Information: | GDT Maps & Info |
Facts about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE):
- In addition to being known as "Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport", other names for TPE include "臺灣桃園國際機場桃園機場" and "Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JīchǎngTáoyuán Jīchǎng".
- Because of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Taiwan Taoyuan International 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 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (meaning Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
- The Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System is scheduled to begin service in December 2015 and will link both terminals to Taipei and Zhongli, Taoyuan.
- There are 41 frontal stands at the main passenger concourse, 15 remote stands and 25 cargo stands.
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) has 2 runways.
- The airport opened for commercial operations in 1979 and is an important regional trans-shipment center, passenger hub, and gateway for destinations in China and the rest of Asia.
- The closest airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of TPE.
- Airport Business Center
- The airport, originally planned as Taoyuan International Airport, bore the name of late President Chiang Kai-shek until 2006.
- After the completion of Terminal 2, some gates from Terminal 1 were removed to make space for Terminal 2.
Facts about JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT):
- Because of JAGS McCartney International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at JAGS McCartney International 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 JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) is South Caicos Airport (XSC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GDT.
- The furthest airport from JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to JAGS McCartney International Airport (meaning JAGS McCartney International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.52 miles (33.02 km) E | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China |     |
| 2 | 67.68 miles (108.92 km) SW | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 67.68 miles (108.92 km) SW | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 76.87 miles (123.71 km) SSE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 108.72 miles (174.96 km) NW | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 113.97 miles (183.42 km) WNW | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 7 | 117.91 miles (189.76 km) ESE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 123.56 miles (198.86 km) SSW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 144.74 miles (232.94 km) SW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 160.34 miles (258.04 km) SSW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 160.48 miles (258.26 km) SW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 12 | 160.60 miles (258.46 km) S | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 166.16 miles (267.41 km) W | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 14 | 166.72 miles (268.31 km) S | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 15 | 171.88 miles (276.62 km) SW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.81 miles (19,907.23 km) WSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,357.38 miles (19,887.23 km) W | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 3 | 12,351.18 miles (19,877.25 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,308.88 miles (19,809.17 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 5 | 12,272.85 miles (19,751.19 km) S | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,271.90 miles (19,749.66 km) S | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,200.81 miles (19,635.26 km) SW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,200.81 miles (19,635.26 km) SW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,196.95 miles (19,629.04 km) SSE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,189.68 miles (19,617.34 km) W | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 11 | 12,185.88 miles (19,611.23 km) SW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 12 | 12,175.62 miles (19,594.72 km) SW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,166.41 miles (19,579.90 km) W | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,164.42 miles (19,576.68 km) W | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,163.22 miles (19,574.76 km) WSW | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.33 miles (40.76 km) WNW | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 2 | 49.93 miles (80.35 km) WNW | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 3 | 60.73 miles (97.74 km) WNW | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 4 | 75.68 miles (121.79 km) WNW | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 5 | 122.27 miles (196.78 km) SSE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | 136.25 miles (219.27 km) WNW | Mayaguana Airport (MYG) | Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas | |
| 7 | 136.44 miles (219.58 km) SSW | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 8 | 145.07 miles (233.47 km) SSE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 165.83 miles (266.87 km) W | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 175.64 miles (282.67 km) SSE | El Catey International Airport (AZS) | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 177.41 miles (285.52 km) S | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | 190.76 miles (306.99 km) SE | Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) | Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 13 | 211.53 miles (340.42 km) SSW | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| 14 | 212.06 miles (341.28 km) SSE | La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) | La Isabela, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | 214.37 miles (344.99 km) WNW | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.92 miles (19,468.05 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,049.70 miles (19,392.06 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,013.08 miles (19,333.12 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,008.33 miles (19,325.49 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,924.04 miles (19,189.83 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,887.84 miles (19,131.58 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,864.61 miles (19,094.19 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,863.12 miles (19,091.79 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,856.39 miles (19,080.96 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,853.05 miles (19,075.58 km) W | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,811.01 miles (19,007.94 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,802.12 miles (18,993.63 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,796.84 miles (18,985.13 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,792.17 miles (18,977.61 km) W | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,771.40 miles (18,944.18 km) W | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |