Nonstop flight route between Tarawa, Kiribati and Midland, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bonriki International Airport (TRW), Tarawa, Kiribati and Midland Airpark (MDD), Midland, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,860 miles (or 9,431 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 Bonriki International Airport and Midland Airpark, 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 Bonriki International Airport and Midland Airpark. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRW / NGTA |
Airport Name: | Bonriki International Airport |
Location: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°22'54"N by 173°8'48"E |
Area Served: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRW |
More Information: | TRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDD / KMDD |
Airport Name: | Midland Airpark |
Location: | Midland, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°2'12"N by 102°6'3"W |
Area Served: | Midland, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Midland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2803 feet (854 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDD |
More Information: | MDD Maps & Info |
Facts about Bonriki International Airport (TRW):
- Bonriki International Airport (TRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bonriki International Airport is an international airport in Kiribati, serving as the main gateway to the country.
- Because of Bonriki International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonriki 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 Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of TRW.
- The furthest airport from Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Bonriki International Airport (meaning Bonriki International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,035 miles (19,368 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- Almost immediately after the completion of the runway, it became the nexus of United States Army Air Forces operations from Tarawa, as the runway at nearby Hawkins Field on Betio was too short for safe bomber operations.
- Fiji's national carrier, Air Pacific, and Kiribati's state-owned airline, Air Kiribati, both connect Kiribati with Nadi, which is Air Pacific's hub and Fiji's main international gateway.
Facts about Midland Airpark (MDD):
- The furthest airport from Midland Airpark (MDD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,200 miles (18,024 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Midland Airpark (MDD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Midland Airpark (MDD) is Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SW of MDD.