Nonstop flight route between South Lake Tahoe, California, United States and Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States and John A. Osborne Airport (MNI), Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,777 miles (or 6,078 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 Lake Tahoe Airport and John A. Osborne 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 Lake Tahoe Airport and John A. Osborne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL |
Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNI / TRPG |
Airport Name: | John A. Osborne Airport |
Location: | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°47'29"N by 62°11'35"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 550 feet (168 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MNI |
More Information: | MNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
- The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Holiday Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops served Lake Tahoe in the 1960s and early 1970s, followed by Pacific Southwest Airlines and Air California Electras.
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Airlines in bold flew jets to Lake Tahoe.
Facts about John A. Osborne Airport (MNI):
- John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of John A. Osborne Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at John A. Osborne 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 furthest airport from John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to John A. Osborne Airport (meaning John A. Osborne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,183 miles (19,607 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) is V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NE of MNI.
- The airport's name was changed in July 2008 to honour John Osborne, long-standing Chief Minister of Montserrat.