Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,904 miles (or 9,502 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 Piarco International Airport and Borg El Arab International 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 Piarco International Airport and Borg El Arab International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
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Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
Area Served: | Port of Spain |
Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POS |
More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBE / HEBA |
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Location: | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°55'4"N by 29°41'47"E |
Area Served: | Alexandria, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HBE |
More Information: | HBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- Piarco International Airport has two terminals.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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 "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- The new North Terminal consists of 35,964 m2 of building with 14-second-level aircraft gates for international flights and 2 ground level domestic gates.
Facts about Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE):
- Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has the capacity to handle 1.2 million passengers per year becoming an adequate replacement to Alexandria International Airport, which will shut down in summer 2010 for a two-year period while the airport's facilities are overhauled.
- Because of Borg El Arab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Borg El Arab 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 "Borg El Arab International Airport", another name for HBE is "مطار برج العرب الدولى".
- The closest airport to Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of HBE.
- The furthest airport from Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Borg El Arab is the principal airport of Alexandria starting December 2011 after the closure of Alexandria International Airport due to a major re-development program that will take two years in development.