Nonstop flight route between Fairfield, California, United States and Tioman Island, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States and Tioman Airport (TOD), Tioman Island, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,353 miles (or 13,443 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Tioman 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Tioman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUU / KSUU |
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Location: | Fairfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'46"N by 121°55'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SUU |
More Information: | SUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOD / WMBT |
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Location: | Tioman Island, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°49'9"N by 104°9'35"E |
Area Served: | Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOD |
More Information: | TOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):
- Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area and known as the "Gateway to the Pacific", Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States.
- Despite its plans, Fourth Air Force never officially occupied the base.
- The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
- The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
- The Military Air Transport Service resumed command of Travis AFB on 1 July 1958, after SAC's new dispersal policy led to the transfer of the 14th Air Division to Beale AFB, California and the 1501st Air Transport Wing became the host unit.
Facts about Tioman Airport (TOD):
- Tioman Airport handled 60,141 passengers last year.
- Because of Tioman Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tioman 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 Tioman Airport (TOD) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Tioman Airport (meaning Tioman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Tioman Airport (TOD) is Mersing Airport (MEP), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TOD.
- Tioman Airport (TOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tioman Airport", another name for TOD is "Lapangan Terbang Tioman".