Nonstop flight route between Taos, New Mexico, United States and Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taos Regional Airport (TSM), Taos, New Mexico, United States and Keflavík International Airport (KEF), Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,785 miles (or 6,092 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 Keflavík 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 Taos Regional Airport and Keflavík 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: | TSM / KSKX |
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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: | KEF / BIKF |
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Location: | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'5"N by 22°36'20"W |
Area Served: | Greater Reykjavík Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEF |
More Information: | KEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Taos Regional Airport (TSM):
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TSM.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Keflavík International Airport (KEF):
- The main carriers at Keflavík are Icelandair and WOW air, who make the airport their main hub.
- The furthest airport from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The Airport has one terminal named Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal, named for Leif Ericson.
- Keflavík International Airport, also known as Reykjavík-Keflavík Airport, is the largest airport in Iceland and the country's main hub for international transportation.
- Because of Keflavík International Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Keflavík 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keflavík International Airport", another name for KEF is "Keflavíkurflugvöllur".
- Keflavík Airport only handles international flights, domestic flights and flights to Greenland and the Faroe Islands are operated from Reykjavík's domestic airport.
- The closest airport to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Reykjavík Airport (RKV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KEF.
- Transport between the airport and Reykjavik city is by road only.
- Keflavík International Airport (KEF) has 2 runways.