Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Ta'if, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia and Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), Ta'if, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,085 miles (or 6,575 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 Polonia International Airport and Ta'if Regional 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 Polonia International Airport and Ta'if Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MES / WIMM |
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Location: | Medan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'29"N by 98°40'18"E |
Area Served: | Medan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MES |
More Information: | MES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIF / OETF |
Airport Name: | Ta'if Regional Airport |
Location: | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°29'0"N by 40°32'29"E |
Area Served: | Ta’if |
Operator/Owner: | Military of Saudi Arabia |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 4848 feet (1,478 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIF |
More Information: | TIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):
- Until recently, the airport consisted of an international and domestic terminal.
- After the ferry flights were completed, all of the airport activity officially shifted to Kuala Namu International Airport.
- The closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
- Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia 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.
- In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
- By the time the news had arrived, it was too late to prepare a proper landing strip at Polonia.
- The furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
Facts about Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF):
- Because of Ta'if Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,848 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TIF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TIF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Ta'if Regional Airport (meaning Ta'if Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) W of TIF.
- Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) has 2 runways.