Nonstop flight route between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and False Pass, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and False Pass Airport (KFP), False Pass, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,983 miles (or 11,239 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 False Pass 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 False Pass Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JED / OEJN |
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Location: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°40'45"N by 39°9'24"E |
Area Served: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from JED |
More Information: | JED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KFP / PAKF |
Airport Name: | False Pass Airport |
Location: | False Pass, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'50"N by 163°24'37"W |
Area Served: | False Pass, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KFP |
More Information: | KFP Maps & Info |
Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):
- The airport occupies an area of 15 square kilometers.
- The new King Abdulaziz International Airport three-stage development started in September 2006, and is currently scheduled for completion in 2014.
- In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
- King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
- The Hajj Terminal received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
- The General Authority of Civil Aviation has the GACA Hangar at the airport.
Facts about False Pass Airport (KFP):
- False Pass Airport covers an area of 20 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cold Bay Airport (CDB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of KFP.
- Because of False Pass Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at False Pass 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 False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- False Pass Airport (KFP) currently has only 1 runway.