Nonstop flight route between Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from TNN to MUO:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- TNN Airport Information
- MUO Airport Information
- Facts about TNN
- Facts about MUO
- Map of Nearest Airports to TNN
- List of Nearest Airports to TNN
- Map of Furthest Airports from TNN
- List of Furthest Airports from TNN
- Map of Nearest Airports to MUO
- List of Nearest Airports to MUO
- Map of Furthest Airports from MUO
- List of Furthest Airports from MUO
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tainan Airport (TNN), Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,652 miles (or 10,706 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 Tainan Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Tainan Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNN / RCNN |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°57'1"N by 120°12'20"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNN |
More Information: | TNN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Tainan Airport (TNN):
- Because of Tainan Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Tainan 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 Tainan Airport (TNN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of TNN.
- International flights began on 18 July 2013 to Hong Kong, with a 3 times weekly service by China Airlines using Boeing 737-800s.
- On 21 March 2003, TransAsia Airways flight 543 on a flight from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport, collided with a truck that was on runway 36R.
- In addition to being known as "Tainan Airport", other names for TNN include "臺南航空站台南機場" and "Táinán HángkōngzhànTáinán Jīchǎng".
- Because of the shared use with the Air Force, the airport terminal was built quite a distance away from the airfield.
- The furthest airport from Tainan Airport (TNN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Tainan Airport (meaning Tainan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- It is the third busiest domestic airport after Taipei Songshan Airport and Kaohsiung Airport.
- Tainan Airport (TNN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- Crews started building the base in November 1942 and the new field officially opened on 7 August 1943.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Senator George McGovern was a pilot in the USAAF, and did his second stage of B-24 training here.
- SAC moved its 9th Bombardment Wing to the base and began flying B-29 bombers and KB-29H refueling aircraft.
- Beginning in 1968, the 67th also conducted tactical fighter operations with the addition of a squadron of F-4D Phantom IIs.
- The 366th Fighter Wing has been the host unit at Mountain Home for over 35 years, following its return from the Vietnam War in late 1972.