Nonstop flight route between Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abha Regional Airport (AHB), Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia and Alexandria International Airport (AEX), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,904 miles (or 12,720 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 Abha Regional Airport and Alexandria 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 Abha Regional Airport and Alexandria 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEX / KAEX |
Airport Name: | Alexandria International Airport |
Location: | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°19'39"N by 92°32'54"W |
Area Served: | Alexandria, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | England Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEX |
More Information: | AEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Abha Regional Airport (AHB):
- Abha Regional Airport (AHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of AHB.
- In addition to being known as "Abha Regional Airport", another name for AHB is "مطار أبهـــا".
- The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom.
Facts about Alexandria International Airport (AEX):
- Alexandria International Airport (AEX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Esler Field (ESF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of AEX.
- Alexandria International Airport traces its beginnings back to 1939 when it served as an emergency airstrip for Esler Regional Airport, which was about 10 miles northeast of what would become Alexandria International.
- The furthest airport from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,986 miles (17,680 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Alexandria International Airport is owned by the England Economic and Industrial Development District.
- Because of Alexandria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandria 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.
- The second option is called the Avigation Easement Acquisition Program.
- Alexandria International Airport and the England Authority are implementing a Neighborhood Noise Mitigation Program, with funding from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and the Louisiana Department of Transportation.
- On November 4, 2010, the Memphis Business Journal reported that Delta Connection, which operates passenger feeder services via a codesharing agreement with Delta Air Lines with regional jets, had ceased service on the Alexandria-Memphis route due to poor performance.