Nonstop flight route between Sardinia, Italy and Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tortolì Airport (TTB), Sardinia, Italy and Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,747 miles (or 7,640 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 Tortolì Airport and Piarco 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 Tortolì Airport and Piarco 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: | TTB / LIET |
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| Location: | Sardinia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°55'0"N by 9°40'59"E |
| Area Served: | Tortolì, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TTB |
| More Information: | TTB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
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| Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
| Area Served: | Port of Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POS |
| More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tortolì Airport (TTB):
- In addition to being known as "Tortolì Airport", another name for TTB is "Aeroporto di Tortolì".
- The closest airport to Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of TTB.
- Tortolì Airport (TTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tortolì Airport (meaning Tortolì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- In World War II the original airfield was used to house the Royal Navy Observer School HMS Goshawk.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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 Airport underwent expansion and renovation works in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in November 2009.
- Piarco International Airport, the busiest of many airports serving Trinidad and Tobago, is located in Piarco, a town in the Port of Spain Metro Area in the southern area of the Tunapuna-Piarco region, about 25 km east of Port of Spain's central business district.
- An administrative/operations building for the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard is being constructed at the Piarco Air Base.
