Nonstop flight route between Alexandria, Egypt and Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandria International Airport (ALY), Alexandria, Egypt and Mould Bay Airport (YMD), Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,895 miles (or 7,878 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 Alexandria International Airport and Mould Bay 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 Alexandria International Airport and Mould Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alexandria International Airport (ALY):

• In addition to being known as "Alexandria International Airport", another name for ALY is "El Nouzha Airport".
• Alexandria International Airport (ALY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Alexandria International Airport (ALY) is Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SW of ALY.
• The furthest airport from Alexandria International Airport (ALY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,827 miles (19,033 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Alexandria International Airport's relatively low elevation of -6 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandria 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.
• The future of the airport was in doubt with the opening of Borg El Arab Airport, however in early 2011 the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation announced major plans to overhaul the airport and its facilities to ensure its future as one of the two commercial airports for Alexandria and Nile Delta region.
• Alexandria International Airport or El Nouzha Airport is a public airport located in Alexandria, Egypt, 7 km southeast of the city center.
• The airport is currently closed for renovation and is scheduled for reopening in June 2014 and all traffic was transferred to Borg El Arab Airport.
• Due to the length of the runways, the largest aircraft operating into the airport were the Airbus A320-200, Boeing 737-800 and McDonnell Douglas MD-90.

Facts about Mould Bay Airport (YMD):

• Mould Bay Airport (YMD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mould Bay Airport (YMD) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,917 miles (15,960 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Mould Bay Airport (YMD) is Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), which is located 314 miles (505 kilometers) SSW of YMD.