Nonstop flight route between Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia and Kalispell, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abha Regional Airport (AHB), Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia and Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), Kalispell, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,623 miles (or 12,268 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 Glacier Park 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 Glacier Park 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: | FCA / KGPI |
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Location: | Kalispell, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°18'38"N by 114°15'21"W |
Area Served: | Kalispell, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Flathead Municipal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2977 feet (907 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCA |
More Information: | FCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Abha Regional Airport (AHB):
- The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom.
- 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.
- Construction of Abha Airport was started in mid-1975 by Laing Wimpey Alireza.
- In addition to being known as "Abha Regional Airport", another name for AHB is "مطار أبهـــا".
- The closest airport to Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of AHB.
- Abha Regional Airport (AHB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Glacier Park International Airport (FCA):
- Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) has 2 runways.
- The airport's ICAO code was KFCA, and most airlines still use that code for reservations purposes.
- Glacier Park International Airport handled 355,928 passengers last year.
- The terminal was upgraded in 1981, and upgrades to the terminal, runways and other facilities occurred in the 1990s.
- Glacier International was announced by the FAA as one of the control towers losing funding March 22, 2012 leaving arrivals and departures to pilot control and communication.
- In addition to being known as "Glacier Park International Airport", another name for FCA is "GPI".
- Horizon Air operating as Alaska Airlines flies Bombardier Q400s daily to Seattle.
- The closest airport to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) N of FCA.
- The furthest airport from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,533 miles (16,951 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.