Nonstop flight route between Tidjikja, Mauritania and Jolo, Sulu, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from TIY to JOL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- TIY Airport Information
- JOL Airport Information
- Facts about TIY
- Facts about JOL
- Map of Nearest Airports to TIY
- List of Nearest Airports to TIY
- Map of Furthest Airports from TIY
- List of Furthest Airports from TIY
- Map of Nearest Airports to JOL
- List of Nearest Airports to JOL
- Map of Furthest Airports from JOL
- List of Furthest Airports from JOL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tidjikja Airport (TIY), Tidjikja, Mauritania and Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,778 miles (or 14,127 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 Tidjikja Airport and Jolo 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 Tidjikja Airport and Jolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIY / GQND |
Airport Name: | Tidjikja Airport |
Location: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'12"N by 11°25'23"W |
Area Served: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1316 feet (401 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIY |
More Information: | TIY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOL / RPMJ |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E |
Area Served: | Jolo, Sulu |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOL |
More Information: | JOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Tidjikja Airport (TIY):
- The furthest airport from Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY), which is nearly antipodal to Tidjikja Airport (meaning Tidjikja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillon's Bay Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of TIY.
- Tidjikja Airport (TIY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- Jolo Airport was constructed in the 1940s during World War II as a staging point for American fighter aircraft.
- Because of Jolo Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jolo 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 closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- On December 14, 2009, then former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A.
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jolo Airport (JOL) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jolo Airport (meaning Jolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maués Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".