Nonstop flight route between Hickory, North Carolina, United States and Aqaba, Jordan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States and King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), Aqaba, Jordan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,318 miles (or 10,168 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 Hickory Regional Airport and King Hussein International 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 Hickory Regional Airport and King Hussein International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQJ / OJAQ |
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Location: | Aqaba, Jordan |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'41"N by 35°1'5"E |
Area Served: | Aqaba |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Wings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AQJ |
More Information: | AQJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
- The airport has an operating control tower from 7:00am to 9:00pm daily for safety and sequencing of aircraft landing and departing.
- Atlantis Airlines was one small airline of this type, offering up to 6 daily direct flights to Charlotte and Atlanta.
- Hickory Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.
- After the airline deregulation of the late 1970s, the nature of commercial service would change for Hickory.
- Riverhawk Aviation, which was the airport's only FBO, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
- In the Fall of 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration, following much planning and work, commissioned an Air Traffic Control Tower at the Hickory Airport.
Facts about King Hussein International Airport (AQJ):
- King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "King Hussein International Airport", another name for AQJ is "مطار الملك حسين الدولي".
- A new cargo terminal and a new cargo apron opened in January 2005.
- The furthest airport from King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,802 miles (18,994 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) is Eilat Airport (ETH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of AQJ.
- The largest operator at Aqaba is Royal Jordanian.
- Because of King Hussein International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at King Hussein 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.