Nonstop flight route between Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China and Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe:
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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 Les Saintes Airport (LSS), Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,602 miles (or 15,453 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 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Les Saintes Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPE / RCTP |
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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: | LSS / TFFS |
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Location: | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°51'51"N by 61°34'50"W |
Area Served: | Terre-de-Haut, Îles des Saintes |
Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guadeloupe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSS |
More Information: | LSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE):
- The Southern and Northern Concourses are also known as Concourse C and Concourse D, respectively.
- 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.
- The airport is operated by the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation, a company wholly owned by the Government of Taiwan.
- 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 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 Executive Yuan of then-President Chen Shui-bian's administration officially approved the name Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for the hub on September 6, 2006.
- 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".
- Transportation between Terminal 1 and 2 is provided by the TTIA Skytrain, a driverless people mover system.
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport currently has two terminals which are connected by two, short people movers.
- 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.
- Car rentals are available at both terminals.
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Les Saintes Airport (LSS):
- Les Saintes Airport (LSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Les Saintes Airport (LSS) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Les Saintes Airport (meaning Les Saintes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Les Saintes Airport (LSS) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of LSS.
- Because of Les Saintes Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Les Saintes 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 "Les Saintes Airport", another name for LSS is "Aérodrome de Terre-de-Haut".