Nonstop flight route between Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Shemya, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tuzla International Airport (TZL), Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,566 miles (or 8,957 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 Eareckson Air Station, 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 Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tuzla International Airport (TZL):

• The closest airport to Tuzla International Airport (TZL) is Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSW of TZL.
• 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.
• Tuzla International Airport (TZL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The apron at Tuzla International has a size of 116 x 106 meters.
• After general audit implemented by authorized institutions of Civil Aviation in BiH, on 5 Jun 2009.
• 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.
• 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".

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• The news of the surrender of the Japanese was met with enthusiasm, the biggest topic was "When do we go home?".
• A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
• Shemya also continued to support the Great Circle Route for MATS and later Military Airlift Command transports between Japan and Elmendorf AFB.
• In 1958, the Air Force resumed operations on Shemya in support of various Air Force and Army strategic intelligence collection activities.
• The station was also used by SAC Cobra Ball and other related projects which monitored missile-associated signals and tracks missiles during boost and re-entry phases to provide reconnaissance for treaty verification and theater ballistic missile proliferation.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• With the successful completion of the Aleutian Campaign in August 1943, Eleventh Air Force came within striking distance of the Japanese Kurile Islands, the northernmost being 750 miles to the south-southwest of Shemya.
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.