Nonstop flight route between Tanacross, Alaska, United States and Kars, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tanacross Airport (TSG), Tanacross, Alaska, United States and Kars Airport (KSY), Kars, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,247 miles (or 8,444 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 Tanacross Airport and Kars 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 Tanacross Airport and Kars Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSG / |
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Location: | Tanacross, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°22'27"N by 143°20'8"W |
Area Served: | Tanacross, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Bureau of Land Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1549 feet (472 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSG |
More Information: | TSG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSY / LTCF |
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Location: | Kars, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'43"N by 43°6'54"E |
Area Served: | Kars, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5889 feet (1,795 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSY |
More Information: | KSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Tanacross Airport (TSG):
- Jurisdiction transferred to private ownership in 1947.
- Tanacross Airport (TSG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tanacross Airport", another name for TSG is "Tanacross Air Base".
- Constructed 1943, activated September 20 by Air Transport Command as Station #16, Alaskan Wing, later 1464th AAFBU.
- The closest airport to Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of TSG.
- The furthest airport from Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,351 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Kars Airport (KSY):
- In addition to being known as "Kars Airport", another name for KSY is "Kars Havaalanı".
- Because of Kars Airport's high elevation of 5,889 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KSY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KSY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Kars Airport has importance for serving also other cities like Ağrı, Ardahan, Artvin and Iğdır in north-eastern Turkey.
- Kars Airport (KSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006, Kars Airport served 2,352 aircraft and 270,052 passengers.
- The closest airport to Kars Airport (KSY) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of KSY.
- The furthest airport from Kars Airport (KSY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.