Nonstop flight route between Temple, Texas, United States and Trabzon, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL), Temple, Texas, United States and Trabzon Airport (TZX), Trabzon, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,753 miles (or 10,867 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 Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport and Trabzon 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 Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport and Trabzon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPL / KTPL |
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Location: | Temple, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°9'6"N by 97°24'28"W |
Area Served: | Temple, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Temple |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 682 feet (208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPL |
More Information: | TPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TZX / LTCG |
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Location: | Trabzon, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°59'42"N by 39°47'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 104 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TZX |
More Information: | TZX Maps & Info |
Facts about Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL):
- Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 682 feet, planes can take off or land at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional 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 "Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport", another name for TPL is "(former Temple Army Airfield)".
- Temple AAF was a sub-base of Waco Army Airfield and was used as a basic flying school by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Training Center.
- The furthest airport from Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,005 miles (17,712 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) is Skylark Field (ILE), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of TPL.
- With the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the City of Temple, which closed "Temple Municipal Airport," and renamed Temple Army Airfield "Draughon-Miller" in honor of two Temple fliers who had died in World War II.
Facts about Trabzon Airport (TZX):
- The furthest airport from Trabzon Airport (TZX) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Trabzon Airport (TZX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Trabzon Airport", another name for TZX is "Trabzon Havalimanı".
- Because of Trabzon Airport's relatively low elevation of 104 feet, planes can take off or land at Trabzon 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 Trabzon Airport (TZX) is Erzincan Airport (ERC), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) S of TZX.