Nonstop flight route between Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Takoradi Airport (TKD), Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,116 miles (or 8,234 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 Takoradi Airport and Northeast Philadelphia 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 Takoradi Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKD / DGTK |
Airport Name: | Takoradi Airport |
Location: | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'44"N by 1°46'28"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKD |
More Information: | TKD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNE / KPNE |
Airport Name: | Northeast Philadelphia Airport |
Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°4'54"N by 75°0'38"W |
Area Served: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | City of Philadelphia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNE |
More Information: | PNE Maps & Info |
Facts about Takoradi Airport (TKD):
- The closest airport to Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) WNW of TKD.
- Because of Takoradi Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Takoradi 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 Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Takoradi Airport (meaning Takoradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- Takoradi Airport (TKD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE):
- Because of Northeast Philadelphia Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeast Philadelphia 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.
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport started in the 1930s as the Northeast Airport, a grass field with no paved runways, one of three small airports in the area.
- The furthest airport from Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,736 miles (18,888 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PNE.
- The United States Army Air Corps began construction of a 545 acres airbase in Northeast Philadelphia during World War II, but the project was never completed and the property was turned over to the city in 1944.