Nonstop flight route between Columbia, South Carolina, United States and Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), Columbia, South Carolina, United States and Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI), Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,916 miles (or 11,130 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 Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport and Qaisumah Domestic 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 Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport and Qaisumah Domestic Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUB / KCUB |
Airport Name: | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport |
Location: | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'14"N by 80°59'43"W |
Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | County of Richland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUB |
More Information: | CUB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQI / OEPA |
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Location: | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'6"N by 46°7'30"E |
Area Served: | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1174 feet (358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AQI |
More Information: | AQI Maps & Info |
Facts about Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB):
- The furthest airport from Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,515 miles (18,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) is Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of CUB.
- Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) currently has only 1 runway.
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- Because of Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens 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.
- Just prior to World War II, some Air Corps operations from the 65th Observation Group flew observation flights from the airport, until Columbia Army Air Base opened in 1941.
Facts about Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI):
- Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Qaisumah Domestic Airport (meaning Qaisumah Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,069 miles (19,423 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport began in 1962 as a dusty runway for a Dakota aircraft which was used at that time for transporting Saudi Aramco employees between stations in the northern region.
- The closest airport to Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) is Kuwait International Airport (KWI), which is located 128 miles (206 kilometers) ENE of AQI.
- In addition to being known as "Qaisumah Domestic Airport", another name for AQI is "مطار القيصومة المحلي".