Nonstop flight route between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Aek Godang Airport (AEG), Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,283 miles (or 6,893 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 King Abdulaziz International Airport and Aek Godang 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 King Abdulaziz International Airport and Aek Godang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):

• In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
• The General Authority of Civil Aviation has the GACA Hangar at the airport.
• The closest airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of JED.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
• Because of King Abdulaziz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz 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 furthest airport from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning King Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Over 17 million passengers use Jeddah-KAIA airport every year.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
• Designed by the famous Bangladeshi engineer Fazlur Khan of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it is known for its tentlike roof structure, engineered by Horst Berger.
• The new King Abdulaziz International Airport three-stage development started in September 2006, and is currently scheduled for completion in 2014.

Facts about Aek Godang Airport (AEG):

• The closest airport to Aek Godang Airport (AEG) is Binaka Airport (GNS), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) W of AEG.
• Because of Aek Godang Airport's relatively low elevation of 922 feet, planes can take off or land at Aek Godang 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.
• Aek Godang Airport (AEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Aek Godang Airport", another name for AEG is "Bandar Udara Aek Godang".
• The furthest airport from Aek Godang Airport (AEG) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is nearly antipodal to Aek Godang Airport (meaning Aek Godang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reales Tamarindos Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,974 kilometers) away in Portoviejo, Ecuador.