Nonstop flight route between Victoria, Texas, United States and Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas, United States and Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,043 miles (or 12,943 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Tarin Kowt 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Tarin Kowt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCT / KVCT |
Airport Name: | Victoria Regional Airport |
Location: | Victoria, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'8"N by 96°55'6"W |
Area Served: | Victoria, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | County of Victoria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCT |
More Information: | VCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TII / OATN |
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Location: | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°36'36"N by 65°51'58"E |
Area Served: | Tarin Kowt, Urozgan Province, Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4495 feet (1,370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TII |
More Information: | TII Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria Regional Airport (VCT):
- Because of Victoria Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria Regional 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 Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) has 4 runways.
- Victoria Regional Airport covers an area of 1,766 acres at an elevation of 115 feet above mean sea level.
- During the 1960s, the Victoria County Airport had regularly-scheduled passenger service via DC-3 aircraft of Trans-Texas Airways.
- The local economy suffered greatly from the closure of Foster AFB.
- The closest airport to Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of VCT.
Facts about Tarin Kowt Airport (TII):
- In addition to being known as "Tarin Kowt Airport", another name for TII is "Tarin Kowt Airport (Tarin Kowt)".
- Because of Tarin Kowt Airport's high elevation of 4,495 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TII. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TII a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,967 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to the Afghan Air Force and Afghan National Police, the U.S military and the International Security Assistance Force also have presence.
- The closest airport to Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) S of TII.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4,495 feet above mean sea level.