Nonstop flight route between Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and Buraidah, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adelaide Airport (ADL), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), Buraidah, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,486 miles (or 12,047 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 Adelaide Airport and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz 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 Adelaide Airport and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz 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: | ADL / YPAD |
Airport Name: | Adelaide Airport |
Location: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'42"S by 138°31'50"E |
Area Served: | Adelaide |
Operator/Owner: | Adelaide Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADL |
More Information: | ADL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELQ / OEGS |
Airport Name: | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport |
Location: | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'10"N by 43°46'26"E |
Area Served: | Gassim |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELQ |
More Information: | ELQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Adelaide Airport (ADL):
- Adelaide Airport is the principal airport of Adelaide, South Australia and the fifth busiest airport in Australia, servicing 7,337,000 passengers in the financial year ending 30 June 2013.
- On 5 August 2008 Tiger Airways Australia confirmed that Adelaide Airport would become the airline's second hub which would base two of the airline's Airbus A320s by early 2009.
- Because of Adelaide Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Adelaide 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 first Adelaide airport was an aerodrome constructed in 1921 on 24 ha of land in Hendon.
- Adelaide Airport handled 7,337,000 passengers last year.
- The first Qantas A380, VH-OQA "Nancy Bird Walton", made a historic landing at the airport on 27 September 2008, enthralling several thousand spectators who had gathered to catch a glimpse of the giant aircraft.
- The closest airport to Adelaide Airport (ADL) is Kingscote Airport (KGC), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SW of ADL.
- First established in 1955, a new dual international/domestic terminal was opened in 2005 which has received numerous awards, including being named the world's second-best international airport in 2006.
- Adelaide Airport (ADL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Adelaide Airport (ADL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ):
- Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 130 miles (209 kilometers) S of ELQ.
- The furthest airport from Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (meaning Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.