Nonstop flight route between Málaga, Spain and Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain and Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,988 miles (or 4,808 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 Málaga Airport and Al-Baha Domestic 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 Málaga Airport and Al-Baha Domestic Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):

• In March 2007, Clickair opened a base at Málaga after announcing a new route to Barcelona.
• Terminal 2 was opened on 30 November 1991, known as the Pablo Ruiz Picasso terminal.
• Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
• Málaga Airport is the busiest international airport of Andalucia, accounting for 85 percent of the region non-domestic traffic.
• Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
• In 1997 an enlargement of the parking of gates was built and fuel systems were added at all the gates.
• On May 17, 2012, The first commercial landings on the second runway took place for the first time.
• Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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 Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
• In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".

Facts about Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT):

• In addition to being known as "Al-Baha Domestic Airport", another name for ABT is "مطار الباحة المحلي".
• The closest airport to Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of ABT.
• Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Baha Domestic Airport (meaning Al-Baha Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Because of Al-Baha Domestic Airport's high elevation of 5,486 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ABT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ABT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.