Nonstop flight route between Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China and Kingston, Jamaica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China and Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,219 miles (or 14,837 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 Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) and Norman Manley International 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 Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) and Norman Manley International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSA / RCSS | 
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| Location: | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°4'9"N by 121°33'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Taipei | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense  | 
                
| Airport Type: | Public & Military | 
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TSA | 
| More Information: | TSA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIN / MKJP | 
| Airport Name: | Norman Manley International Airport | 
| Location: | Kingston, Jamaica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'8"N by 76°47'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica | 
| Operator/Owner: | NMIA Airports Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIN | 
| More Information: | KIN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA):
- The closest airport to Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) is Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) W of TSA.
 - Because of Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan 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 "Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)", other names for TSA include "台北國際航空站台北松山機場" and "Táiběi Guójì HángkōngzhànTáiběi Sōngshān Jīchǎng".
 - Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - On 14 June 2010, direct flights between Taipei-Songshan and Shanghai-Hongqiao began.
 - Regular cross-strait charter flights to mainland China started on 4 July 2008, with Songshan receiving the majority of flights.
 - The furthest airport from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (meaning Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
 - Due to the introduction of cross-strait flights and future international potential, the airport is undergoing extensive renovations, the first phase of which is expected to be completed by October 2010.
 - Songshan Airport is seen to have the potential to attract business travelers within Pacific Asia due to its location in downtown Taipei.
 
Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):
- Phase 2, which is the final phase of the project, is to commence in 2013 and end in 2022.
 - Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
 - The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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 project seeks to increase the airport's capacity to cater for projected air and passenger traffic at an acceptable level of service to the year 2023.
 - The airport features in the first James Bond movie, Dr No.
 
