Nonstop flight route between Tambacounda, Senegal and Cherbourg, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tambacounda Airport (TUD), Tambacounda, Senegal and Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER), Cherbourg, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,575 miles (or 4,145 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 Tambacounda Airport and Cherbourg - Maupertus 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 Tambacounda Airport and Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUD / GOTT |
Airport Name: | Tambacounda Airport |
Location: | Tambacounda, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°44'12"N by 13°39'11"W |
Area Served: | Tambacounda, Senegal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUD |
More Information: | TUD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CER / LFRC |
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Location: | Cherbourg, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W |
Area Served: | Cherbourg-Octeville |
Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CER |
More Information: | CER Maps & Info |
Facts about Tambacounda Airport (TUD):
- The furthest airport from Tambacounda Airport (TUD) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is nearly antipodal to Tambacounda Airport (meaning Tambacounda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vanua Lava Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu.
- Tambacounda Airport (TUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tambacounda Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambacounda 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 closest airport to Tambacounda Airport (TUD) is Simenti Airport (SMY), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) SSE of TUD.
Facts about Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER):
- The furthest airport from Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport", other names for CER include "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus" and "(Advanced Landing Ground A-15)".
- Because of Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherbourg - Maupertus 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 fighter planes flew support missions during the Allied invasion of Normandy, patrolling roads in front of the beachhead.
- Charter flights occasionally operate to and from the airport.
- The airport was used as a Luftwaffe airdrome during the German occupation of France.
- Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Alderney Airport (ACI), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of CER.