Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
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A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,495 miles (or 12,062 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 Colby Municipal Airport and King Abdulaziz 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 Colby Municipal Airport and King Abdulaziz 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: | CBK / KCBK |
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Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W |
Area Served: | Colby, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Colby |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBK |
More Information: | CBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JED / OEJN |
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Location: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°40'45"N by 39°9'24"E |
Area Served: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from JED |
More Information: | JED Maps & Info |
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
- The airport's page at the Kansas Department of Transportation Airport Directory lists the name as Shaltz Field, but that spelling is incorrect as per the Federal Register dated March 8, 2004.
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):
- Because of King Abdulaziz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz 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.
- The three new crescent-shaped passenger halls will be located to the south of the current international terminal which will be undergoing renovation at the same time.
- In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
- At five million square feet, the Jeddah airport Hajj Terminal is estimated to be among the world's largest air terminals after Beijing Capital International Airport, Dubai International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.
- The General Authority of Civil Aviation has the GACA Hangar at the airport.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
- The airport occupies an area of 15 square kilometers.
- The closest airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of JED.
- The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning King Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.