Nonstop flight route between Castres, Languedoc, France and Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), Castres, Languedoc, France and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,221 miles (or 5,183 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 Castres - Mazamet Airport and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum 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 Castres - Mazamet Airport and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum 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 Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM):

• Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Castres - Mazamet Airport's relatively low elevation of 785 feet, planes can take off or land at Castres - Mazamet 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 closest airport to Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) is Carcassonne Airport (CCF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of DCM.
• In addition to being known as "Castres - Mazamet Airport", another name for DCM is "Aéroport de Castres - Mazamet".
• The furthest airport from Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Castres - Mazamet Airport (meaning Castres - Mazamet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC):

• The furthest airport from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Upon completion it will be the second largest airport in land area.
• If completed as planned, the airport will have an annual cargo capacity of 12 million tonnes, and a passenger capacity of up to 160 million people per year— which would be more than Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which handled 94,956,643 million people in 2012, and is currently the world's busiest passenger airport.
• Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Designed for the future, Al Maktoum International Airport proposes to handle all next-generation aircraft, including the Airbus A380 super-jumbo.
• At the time of its opening, three cargo service airlines served Al Maktoum International Airport, including RUS Aviation, Aerospace Consortium and European Cargo Services.
• The closest airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of DWC.
• 2Martinair use aircraft in KLM colour scheme on these routes.
• Because of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum 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.