Nonstop flight route between Tyler, Texas, United States and Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas, United States and Abha Regional Airport (AHB), Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,975 miles (or 12,834 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Abha 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Abha 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: | TYR / KTYR |
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Location: | Tyler, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'14"N by 95°24'10"W |
Area Served: | Tyler, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tyler |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYR |
More Information: | TYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHB / OEAB |
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Location: | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°14'25"N by 42°39'24"E |
Area Served: | Abha / Khamis Mushait |
Operator/Owner: | State |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6858 feet (2,090 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHB |
More Information: | AHB Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR):
- In addition to being known as "Tyler Pounds Regional Airport", another name for TYR is "(former Pounds Army Airfield)".
- Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of TYR.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records show 76,168 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 73,841 in 2009 and 74,357 in 2010.
- The airport covers 1,200 acres at an elevation of 544 feet.
- The furthest airport from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Continental Connection announced a daily flight to Tyler from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to begin the same month as American Eagle planned to cut service from Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Because of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyler Pounds Regional 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 Abha Regional Airport (AHB):
- The closest airport to Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of AHB.
- The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom.
- Abha Regional Airport (AHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Abha Regional Airport", another name for AHB is "مطار أبهـــا".
- The furthest airport from Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Abha Regional Airport (meaning Abha Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,980 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Because of Abha Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6,858 feet above mean sea level.