Nonstop flight route between Mataram, Indonesia and Ta'izz, Yemen:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selaparang Airport (AMI), Mataram, Indonesia and Ta'izz International Airport (TAI), Ta'izz, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,167 miles (or 8,316 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 Selaparang Airport and Ta'izz 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 Selaparang Airport and Ta'izz International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Selaparang Airport (AMI):

• The closest airport to Selaparang Airport (AMI) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) SE of AMI.
• All demountable facilities were removed to Bandara Internasional Lombok at the time of cessation of operations at Selaparang.
• Specifications provided may be subject to change
• In addition to being known as "Selaparang Airport", another name for AMI is "Bandar Udara Internasional".
• Boeing 737, Airbus A319, A320, MD90, Fokker F100
• The furthest airport from Selaparang Airport (AMI) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Selaparang Airport (meaning Selaparang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
• Selaparang Airport was closed on 30 September 2011 to facilitate transfer of resources and operations across to the new Lombok International Airport in Central Lombok Regency.
• Because of Selaparang Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Selaparang 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.
• Selaparang Airport (AMI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Taxi Mataram operated from the airport until 30 September 2011.
• On 28 July 2011 the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, published an announcement stating that from 1 October 2011 at 02:00 hrs all incoming and outgoing aircraft were to use the new Lombok International Airport in Central Lombok Regency.

Facts about Ta'izz International Airport (TAI):

• The closest airport to Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) is Aden International Airport (ADE), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of TAI.
• The furthest airport from Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Ta'izz International Airport (meaning Ta'izz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ta'izz International Airport's high elevation of 4,838 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.