Nonstop flight route between Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN), Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia and George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,445 miles (or 2,325 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 relatively short distance between Tunis–Carthage Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN):

• On 7 May 2002, EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737 from Cairo crashed 4 miles from Tunis–Carthage International Airport.
• Tunis–Carthage Airport handled 3,994,705 passengers last year.
• The airport is served by bus lines and taxis, but not by a railway.
• In addition to being known as "Tunis–Carthage Airport", other names for TUN include "Aéroport international de Tunis-Carthage" and "مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي".
• Because of Tunis–Carthage Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunis–Carthage 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 Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) is Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) NW of TUN.
• Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) has 2 runways.
• Tunis–Carthage Airport is the international airport serving Tunis in Tunisia.
• The furthest airport from Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Once the combat units moved to Italy, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
• The history of the airport dates back to 1920 when the first seaplane base in Tunisia was built on the Lake of Tunis for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale.

Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):

• The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
• The airport was formerly known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast.
• In March 2006, it was announced that the airport would be renamed in memory of Northern Irish footballer George Best.
• The airport is located on the A2, Sydenham by-pass road between Belfast and Holywood.
• Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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.
• George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
• In June 2012, BMI subsidiary Bmibaby ceased all routes from Belfast City, prior to its total cessation of operations, leading Flybe to increase schedule frequency on some routes.
• George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.