Nonstop flight route between Aqaba, Jordan and Columbia, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), Aqaba, Jordan and Columbia Regional Airport (COU), Columbia, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,616 miles (or 10,647 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 King Hussein International Airport and Columbia Regional 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 King Hussein International Airport and Columbia Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQJ / OJAQ |
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Location: | Aqaba, Jordan |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'41"N by 35°1'5"E |
Area Served: | Aqaba |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Wings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AQJ |
More Information: | AQJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COU / KCOU |
Airport Name: | Columbia Regional Airport |
Location: | Columbia, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°49'5"N by 92°13'10"W |
Area Served: | Columbia, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Columbia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 889 feet (271 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from COU |
More Information: | COU Maps & Info |
Facts about King Hussein International Airport (AQJ):
- The largest operator at Aqaba is Royal Jordanian.
- Annual Capacity 1,000,000, The airport has 4 check-in desks, 2 gates, a cargo building and a cargo apron together with a parallel taxiway.
- The closest airport to King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) is Eilat Airport (ETH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of AQJ.
- In addition to being known as "King Hussein International Airport", another name for AQJ is "مطار الملك حسين الدولي".
- The furthest airport from King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,802 miles (18,994 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of King Hussein International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at King Hussein 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.
- King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Columbia Regional Airport (COU):
- Columbia Regional Airport (COU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of COU.
- Prior to 2001 service was operated by Trans World Express using Jetstream 41 aircraft to St.
- Because of Columbia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 889 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Regional 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.
- Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In August 2012, Frontier Airlines announced plans to have twice weekly flights from Columbia to Orlando.