Nonstop flight route between Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Evenes, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), Evenes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,226 miles (or 5,191 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 Abdulaziz Air Base and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, 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 Abdulaziz Air Base and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA):

• A detachment of Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR1's from No.
• Dhahran International Airport has been transformed into a military airbase.
• Because of King Abdulaziz Air Base's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz Air Base 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.
• In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz Air Base", other names for DHA include "قاعدة الملك عبد العزيز الجوية", "Dhahran International Airport" and "مطار الظهران الدولي".
• King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is King Fahd International Airport (DMM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of DHA.
• The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz Air Base (meaning King Abdulaziz Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• http://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/HistoricalVignettes/HolidaysObservances/083SaudiGovernment.aspx
• The airport terminal building is one of the architectural works of Minoru Yamasaki, and was completed in 1961.

Facts about Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE):

• Kato Air started flights from Harstad/Narvik to Bodø and Tromsø on 1 January 1999, but the route failed to attract sufficient patronage and was terminated before the end of the year.
• In addition to being known as "Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes", another name for EVE is "Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, Evenes".
• A government committee which had received a mandate to consider future airports, concluded with a report on 16 December 1964.
• The closest airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) is Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of EVE.
• Because of Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes 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.
• Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes handled 654,977 passengers last year.
• The airlines Braathens SAFE and Widerøe both launched an alternative proposal whereby the government instead should build a network of short take-off and landing airports.
• The furthest airport from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,667 miles (17,167 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Evenes is located 45 kilometers by road from Harstad, 79 kilometers from Narvik, 121 kilometers from Sortland, 149 kilometers from Stokmarknes, 160 kilometers from Svolvær and 230 kilometers to Leknes.