Nonstop flight route between Hofuf, Saudi Arabia and Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF), Hofuf, Saudi Arabia and Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL), Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,949 miles (or 4,746 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 Al-Ahsa International Airport and Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield, 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 Al-Ahsa International Airport and Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOF / OEAH |
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Location: | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°17'7"N by 49°29'5"E |
Area Served: | Hofuf (Al-Asha) |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 588 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOF |
More Information: | HOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBL / EBZR |
Airport Name: | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield |
Location: | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°15'52"N by 4°45'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OBL |
More Information: | OBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF):
- Because of Al-Ahsa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 588 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Ahsa 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.
- Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Al-Ahsa International Airport", another name for HOF is "مطار الأحساء الدولي".
- The closest airport to Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) NNE of HOF.
- Al-Ahsa International Airport is an airport serving Hofuf, a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
- Al-Ahsa airport has almost completed the process to acquire the status of international airport.
- The furthest airport from Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Ahsa International Airport (meaning Al-Ahsa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,122 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL):
- Because of Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield 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.
- Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of OBL.
- The furthest airport from Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,181 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.