Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Marsa Alam, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Marsa Alam (RMF), Marsa Alam, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,588 miles (or 10,602 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Marsa Alam, 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Marsa Alam. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):

• The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
• Since 2000 the airport has tried to recruit low-cost carriers, but has been unable to maintain those services.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
• In August 1996, the UPS-owned cargo airline opened an $80 million southeastern regional hub at the airport, one of six regional hubs throughout the United States.
• In 1941 the airport came under formal military control and an immediate program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.

Facts about Marsa Alam (RMF):

• Because of Marsa Alam's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Marsa Alam 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.
• Among the most famous beaches around Marsa Alam is the Abu Dabab beach.
• Marsa Alam is a town in south-eastern Egypt, located on the western shore of the Red Sea.
• Dugong "rolling" on sea floor
• The closest airport to Marsa Alam (RMF) is Luxor International Airport (LXR), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) WNW of RMF.
• The furthest airport from Marsa Alam (RMF) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Marsa Alam (meaning Marsa Alam is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.