Nonstop flight route between Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China and Tehran, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China and Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,146 miles (or 6,672 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 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Mehrabad 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 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Mehrabad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPE / RCTP |
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Location: | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°4'35"N by 121°13'26"E |
Area Served: | Taipei, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Republic of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPE |
More Information: | TPE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII |
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Location: | Tehran, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E |
Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) |
Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from THR |
More Information: | THR Maps & Info |
Facts about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE):
- In addition to being known as "Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport", other names for TPE include "臺灣桃園國際機場桃園機場" and "Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JīchǎngTáoyuán Jīchǎng".
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport recently finished developing the airports business travel center in late 2011.
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is an international airport serving the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei, and the northern parts of the country.
- In the 1970s, the original airport in Taipei City — Taipei Songshan Airport — had become overcrowded and could not be expanded due to space limitations.
- The closest airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of TPE.
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (meaning Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
- Terminal 2 is also currently undergoing a small-scale renovation and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
- Because of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Taiwan Taoyuan International 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 Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- Mehrabad International Airport or Mehrabad is an airport that serves Tehran, Iran.
- Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- IKA Airport was scheduled to open in 2004 with international flights gradually changing from Mehrabad starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
- In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
- The airport was first time used as an airfield for aviation club planes in 1938, then after World War II along with becoming internationally recognized by joining Iran civil aviation organization to the ICAO in 1949, the airport also became an air force base.
- The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
- Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.