Nonstop flight route between Tunica, Mississippi, United States and Baku, Azerbaijan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM), Tunica, Mississippi, United States and Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), Baku, Azerbaijan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,665 miles (or 10,727 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 Tunica Municipal Airport and Heydar Aliyev 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 Tunica Municipal Airport and Heydar Aliyev International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM):

• The airport opened in 2003 with a 5,500-foot runway.
• Tunica Municipal Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Tunica, in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.
• Because of Tunica Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunica Municipal 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tunica Municipal Airport", another name for UTM is "UTA".
• The closest airport to Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UTM.
• Casino charters continue to fly into Tunica growing passenger traffic despite the loss of the Clipper Connection service.
• The furthest airport from Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD):

• Because of Heydar Aliyev International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Heydar Aliyev 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.
• There is a direct express minibus route number 116 operating from the airport to Baku city centre.
• Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) has 2 runways.
• The cargo terminal at Heydar Aliyev International Airport has been officially inaugurated and started its operation on 23 March 2005.
• Heydar Aliyev International Airport is the international airport in Azerbaijan located 20 km northeast of the capital Baku.
• In addition to being known as "Heydar Aliyev International Airport", another name for GYD is "Heydər Əliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı".
• The design and project management work was carried out by British company APM Ltd and the building and civil works for the project by the Turkish consortium, Burc/Enka.
• The furthest airport from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,202 miles (18,028 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) is Lankaran International Airport (LLK), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SSW of GYD.
• The airport is located 20 km northeast of the capital Baku and is linked to the city by two modern highways - Airport Highway and Zigh-Airport Highway.