Nonstop flight route between Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina and East London, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tuzla International Airport (TZL), Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina and East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,385 miles (or 8,666 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 Tuzla International Airport and East London 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 Tuzla International Airport and East London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TZL / LQTZ |
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Location: | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°27'30"N by 18°43'28"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 784 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TZL |
More Information: | TZL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
Airport Name: | East London Airport |
Location: | East London, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tuzla International Airport (TZL):
- The passengers' terminal building erected in 1998 provides a capacity of 350 passengers per peak hour.
- Because of Tuzla International Airport's relatively low elevation of 784 feet, planes can take off or land at Tuzla 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.
- Tuzla International Airport is an airport near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- In addition to being known as "Tuzla International Airport", other names for TZL include "Međunarodni aerodrom Tuzla", "Međunarodna zračna luka Tuzla" and "Међународни аеродром Тузла".
- The closest airport to Tuzla International Airport (TZL) is Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSW of TZL.
- The furthest airport from Tuzla International Airport (TZL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tuzla International Airport (TZL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
- Passenger flights were undertaken by two de Havilland Moth planes on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays, weather permitting.
- East London's airport is a small but bustling one that plays an important role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape.
- The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.