Nonstop flight route between Latina (near Rome), Italy and Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Latina Airport (QLT), Latina (near Rome), Italy and Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,241 miles (or 16,481 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 Latina Airport and Tureira 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 Latina Airport and Tureira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QLT / LIRL |
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Location: | Latina (near Rome), Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'31"N by 12°54'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QLT |
More Information: | QLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTA / NTGY |
Airport Name: | Tureira Airport |
Location: | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZTA |
More Information: | ZTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Latina Airport (QLT):
- Latina Airport (QLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Latina Airport (QLT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Latina Airport (QLT) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of QLT.
- Because of Latina Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Latina 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 "Latina Airport", other names for QLT include "Aeroporto di Latina" and "Latina Airport".
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- From 1966 to 1999, Tureia hosted an outpost of the Centre d'Expérimentation du Pacifique, the French authority supervising nuclear tests on the nearby atolls of Moruroa and Fangataufa, which lie about 70 miles/115 kilometres south of Tureia.
- Because of Tureira Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tureira 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 village of Hakamaru, population 261, is the only settlement on Tureia, at the northern tip of the atoll.
- The closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
- The first recorded European to arrive to Tureia was Captain Edward Edwards in 1791, during his search for the Bounty mutineers.
- The furthest airport from Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Tureira Airport (meaning Tureira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.