Nonstop flight route between Tambov, Russia and Upington, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW), Tambov, Russia and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,742 miles (or 9,241 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 Tambov Donskoye Airport and Upington 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 Tambov Donskoye Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBW / UUOT |
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Location: | Tambov, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°48'20"N by 41°28'58"E |
Area Served: | Donskoye, Tambov Oblast, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBW |
More Information: | TBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
Location: | Upington, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW):
- In addition to being known as "Tambov Donskoye Airport", another name for TBW is "Аэропорт Тамбов Донское".
- The furthest airport from Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,611 miles (17,076 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) W of TBW.
- Because of Tambov Donskoye Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambov Donskoye 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.
- Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport's uncommonly long runway and its strategically advantageous location, close to South Africa's northern borders, makes it ideally placed to serve the African continent.
- From August 1976 to December 1996, South African Airways made use of Upington as a refuelling station for two weekly scheduled Boeing 747 flights to London and Zurich.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.