Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Chişinău, Moldova:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tucson International Airport (TUS), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,432 miles (or 10,351 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 Tucson International Airport and Chișinău 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 Tucson International Airport and Chișinău 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: | TUS / KTUS |
Airport Name: | Tucson International Airport |
Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'57"N by 110°56'27"W |
Area Served: | Tucson, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tucson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2643 feet (806 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUS |
More Information: | TUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIV / LUKK |
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Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | CIA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Tucson International Airport (TUS):
- Tucson International Airport (TUS) has 3 runways.
- Tucson International Airport hosts Tucson Air National Guard Base, a 92-acre complex on the northwest corner of the airport that is home to the 162d Fighter Wing, an Air Education and Training Command -gained unit of the Arizona Air National Guard.
- The furthest airport from Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In January 2014, the Tucson Airport Authority board approved a no-cost, 20-year property lease with the Federal Aviation Administration for property on which to build a new federally-funded control tower to replace the 1950s vintage tower currently in use.
- Tucson International Airport handled 1,779,679 passengers last year.
- Tucson International is operated on a long-term lease by the Tucson Airport Authority, which also operates Ryan Airfield, a general aviation airport.
- All international arrivals and departures use the Main Terminal.
- The closest airport to Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of TUS.
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- There is a currency exchange area located in the front lobby, although the exchange rates are slightly higher than in the city.
- There are ten check-in desks and four gates at the airport.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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 closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași.