Nonstop flight route between Taos, New Mexico, United States and Fria, Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taos Regional Airport (TSM), Taos, New Mexico, United States and Fria Airport (FIG), Fria, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,910 miles (or 9,512 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 Taos Regional Airport and Fria 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 Taos Regional Airport and Fria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSM / KSKX |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Taos, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°27'29"N by 105°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Taos, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Taos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7095 feet (2,163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSM |
More Information: | TSM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIG / GUFA |
Airport Name: | Fria Airport |
Location: | Fria, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'2"N by 13°34'9"W |
Area Served: | Fria, Guinea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIG |
More Information: | FIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Taos Regional Airport (TSM):
- The closest airport to Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TSM.
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Taos Regional Airport covers an area of 832 acres at an elevation of 7,095 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Taos Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Taos Regional Airport", another name for TSM is "SKX".
- The furthest airport from Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,106 miles (17,873 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Fria Airport (FIG):
- The furthest airport from Fria Airport (FIG) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Fria Airport (meaning Fria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Fria Airport (FIG) is Conakry International Airport (CKY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) S of FIG.
- Fria Airport (FIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fria Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Fria 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.