Nonstop flight route between Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States and King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,819 miles (or 9,364 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 Anaktuvuk Pass Airport and King Abdulaziz Air Base, 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 Anaktuvuk Pass Airport and King Abdulaziz Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKP / PAKP |
Airport Name: | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport |
Location: | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°8'0"N by 151°44'35"W |
Area Served: | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2102 feet (641 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKP |
More Information: | AKP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DHA / OEDR |
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Location: | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°15'55"N by 50°9'6"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DHA |
More Information: | DHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP):
- Anaktuvuk Pass Airport resides at elevation of 2,102 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) is Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ENE of AKP.
- The furthest airport from Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,089 miles (16,237 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA):
- http://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/HistoricalVignettes/HolidaysObservances/083SaudiGovernment.aspx
- Dhahran International Airport in Dhahran, formerly served the city of Dammam and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
- The closest airport to King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is King Fahd International Airport (DMM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of DHA.
- King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz Air Base", other names for DHA include "قاعدة الملك عبد العزيز الجوية", "Dhahran International Airport" and "مطار الظهران الدولي".
- The airport terminal building is one of the architectural works of Minoru Yamasaki, and was completed in 1961.
- The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz Air Base (meaning King Abdulaziz Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of King Abdulaziz Air Base's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz Air Base 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.