Nonstop flight route between Harlingen, Texas, United States and Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran:
Departure Airport:
(26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°14'5"N by 59°38'26"E)
Distance from HRL to MHD:
7,874.59 miles (12,672.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valley International Airport (HRL), Harlingen, Texas, United States and Mashhad International Airport (MHD), Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,875 miles (or 12,673 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 Valley International Airport and Mashhad 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 Valley International Airport and Mashhad 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: | HRL / KHRL |
| Airport Name: | Valley International Airport |
| Location: | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W |
| Area Served: | Harlingen, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Harlingen |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRL |
| More Information: | HRL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHD / OIMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'5"N by 59°38'26"E |
| Area Served: | Mashhad |
| Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3263 feet (995 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHD |
| More Information: | MHD Maps & Info |
Facts about Valley International Airport (HRL):
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 417,557 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 367,269 in 2009 and 373,438 in 2010.
- On April 2, 2012, a United Airlines, Flight 4128, made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi due to unknown reason when it suffered damage to its front landing gear and also experienced a flat tire.
- The closest airport to Valley International Airport (HRL) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of HRL.
- The furthest airport from Valley International Airport (HRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,151 miles (17,946 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Valley 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.
- Valley International Airport (HRL) has 3 runways.
- After the airport's closure by the military, it was turned over to the local government and converted to civil use as Valley International Airport after Hurricane Beulah flooded the original Harlingen civil airport in 1967.
Facts about Mashhad International Airport (MHD):
- The closest airport to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) NNW of MHD.
- In addition to being known as "Mashhad International Airport", another name for MHD is "Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport".
- Mashhad International Airport handled 7,321,371 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mashhad International Airport (MHD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Mashhad International Airport (MHD) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.31 miles (42.34 km) SSE | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) SSE | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 3 | 36.35 miles (58.51 km) W | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.63 miles (62.18 km) WSW | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 5 | 88.95 miles (143.15 km) N | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) NNE | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 107.04 miles (172.26 km) N | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 107.06 miles (172.29 km) NNW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 133.82 miles (215.37 km) NNE | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 143.77 miles (231.38 km) NW | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) NW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 12 | 155.35 miles (250.02 km) W | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 13 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) NNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 186.91 miles (300.81 km) NNE | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 192.46 miles (309.73 km) SSW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,150.96 miles (17,945.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,084.95 miles (17,839.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,824.54 miles (17,420.37 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,704.62 miles (17,227.37 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,701.48 miles (17,222.32 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,563.47 miles (17,000.21 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,550.33 miles (16,979.07 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,502.90 miles (16,902.73 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,488.66 miles (16,879.83 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,486.52 miles (16,876.37 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,474.16 miles (16,856.48 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,451.74 miles (16,820.40 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,433.34 miles (16,790.80 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,422.87 miles (16,773.94 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,416.88 miles (16,764.30 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 140.09 miles (225.45 km) NNW | Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 2 | 155.49 miles (250.24 km) NW | Bojnord Airport (BJB) | Bojnord, Iran | |
| 3 | 156.75 miles (252.27 km) NE | Mary International Airport (MYP) | Mary, Turkmenistan | |
| 4 | 202.22 miles (325.44 km) SE | Herat International Airport (HEA) | Herat, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 213.51 miles (343.60 km) ESE | Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 231.54 miles (372.63 km) S | Birjand International Airport (XBJ) | Birjand, Iran | |
| 7 | 235.97 miles (379.76 km) SW | Tabas Airport (TCX) | Tabas, Iran | |
| 8 | 286.64 miles (461.30 km) E | Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) | Maymana, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 293.11 miles (471.71 km) NE | Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) | Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 10 | 303.64 miles (488.67 km) SSE | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 338.34 miles (544.50 km) ESE | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 359.38 miles (578.37 km) W | Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) | Sari, Iran | |
| 13 | 359.52 miles (578.58 km) NE | Bukhara International Airport (BHK) | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
| 14 | 371.37 miles (597.67 km) SSE | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 15 | 373.48 miles (601.06 km) N | Urgench International Airport (UGC) | Urgench, Uzbekistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,540.17 miles (18,572.05 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,180.36 miles (17,993.01 km) SE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,904.77 miles (17,549.48 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,834.93 miles (17,437.08 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,818.31 miles (17,410.33 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,662.42 miles (17,159.46 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,544.47 miles (16,969.64 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,490.20 miles (16,882.29 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,467.19 miles (16,845.27 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,421.19 miles (16,771.24 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,352.61 miles (16,660.87 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,350.16 miles (16,656.92 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,291.42 miles (16,562.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,266.41 miles (16,522.15 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,265.59 miles (16,520.83 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |