Nonstop flight route between Tin City, Alaska, United States and Montrose, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC), Tin City, Alaska, United States and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,987 miles (or 4,807 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 Tin City LRRS Airport and Montrose Regional 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 Tin City LRRS Airport and Montrose Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNC / PATC |
Airport Name: | Tin City LRRS Airport |
Location: | Tin City, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°33'47"N by 167°55'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 269 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNC |
More Information: | TNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTJ / KMTJ |
Airport Name: | Montrose Regional Airport |
Location: | Montrose, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'35"N by 107°53'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Montrose County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5759 feet (1,755 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MTJ |
More Information: | MTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC):
- The airstrip was conducted in 1951 during the construction of the Tin City Air Force Station.
- It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public.
- The closest airport to Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of TNC.
- The furthest airport from Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,379 miles (16,703 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tin City LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 269 feet, planes can take off or land at Tin City LRRS 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.
Facts about Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ):
- Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) has 2 runways.
- Montrose Regional Airport was dedicated June 25, 1988, with Chuck Yeager cutting the ribbon.
- The closest airport to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of MTJ.
- Montrose Regional Airport is remodeling and expanding the passenger terminal adding 10,935 sq.
- Because of Montrose Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MTJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MTJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,040 miles (17,766 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Montrose Regional Airport is a non-towered public airport on the northwest side of Montrose, in zip code 81401 in the southwest corner of Colorado.