Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Ha'il, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS), Ha'il, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,833 miles (or 12,607 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Ha'il 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Ha'il 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: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAS / OEHL |
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Location: | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'16"N by 41°41'9"E |
Area Served: | Ha'il (Hail) |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3331 feet (1,015 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAS |
More Information: | HAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
- In 1940, the US Navy proposed to the US Congress the development of a lighter-than-air station program for anti-submarine patrolling of the coast and harbors.
- In 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
- A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS):
- In addition to being known as "Ha'il Regional Airport", another name for HAS is "مطار حائل الإقليمي".
- Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Ha'il Regional Airport (meaning Ha'il Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,068 miles (19,421 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) is Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), which is located 151 miles (243 kilometers) ESE of HAS.