Nonstop flight route between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Yazd, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD), Yazd, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,168 miles (or 1,879 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 relatively short distance between King Abdulaziz International Airport and Shahid Sadooghi Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):

• Jeddah-KAIA airport serves as a major hub for Saudia who originally had the exclusive use of the South Terminal.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
• King Abdulaziz International Airport is an aviation facility located 19 km to the north of Jeddah.
• 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.
• The new King Abdulaziz International Airport three-stage development started in September 2006, and is currently scheduled for completion in 2014.
• The Hajj Terminal received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
• The trolley service at south and north terminals is managed and maintained by Smarti International Company, which draws its employees from foreign nations.
• 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.

Facts about Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD):

• Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Isfahan International Airport (IFN), which is located 153 miles (246 kilometers) WNW of AZD.
• Because of Shahid Sadooghi Airport's high elevation of 4,054 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AZD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AZD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Shahid Sadooghi Airport", another name for AZD is "فرودگاه يزد".
• The furthest airport from Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Shahid Sadooghi Airport handled 471,164 passengers last year.