Nonstop flight route between Al Ghaydah, Yemen and Haifa, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), Al Ghaydah, Yemen and Haifa Airport (HFA), Haifa, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,570 miles (or 2,526 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 relatively short distance between Al Ghaydha Airport and Haifa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAY / OYGD | 
| Airport Name: | Al Ghaydha Airport | 
| Location: | Al Ghaydah, Yemen | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°11'36"N by 52°10'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Al-Ghaydah | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 134 feet (41 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AAY | 
| More Information: | AAY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFA / LLHA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Haifa, Israel | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°48'33"N by 35°2'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Haifa, Israel | 
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HFA | 
| More Information: | HFA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY):
- Because of Al Ghaydha Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Ghaydha 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 closest airport to Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) is Salalah Airport (SLL), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) ENE of AAY.
- The furthest airport from Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is located 11,813 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Haifa Airport (HFA):
- Because of Haifa Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Haifa 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.
- RAF Haifa was a Royal Air Force station in Palestine between 1942 and 1948.
- Haifa Airport had been established in 1934, as the first international airport in Palestine, originally serving the British Army and the Iraqi-British oil company, APS.
- The furthest airport from Haifa Airport (HFA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,620 miles (18,700 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In 2001, talk over expanding the airport restarted when then Finance Minister, Silvan Shalom called for an 800 million NIS upgrade to turn the airport into one of an international standard.
- In addition to being known as "Haifa Airport", another name for HFA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה חֵיפָה".
- The closest airport to Haifa Airport (HFA) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of HFA.
- Haifa Airport (HFA) currently has only 1 runway.




