Nonstop flight route between Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD), Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,086 miles (or 11,404 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 E.T. Joshua 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 Abdulaziz Air Base and E.T. Joshua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA):

• Dhahran International Airport in Dhahran, formerly served the city of Dammam and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
• King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) has 2 runways.
• http://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/HistoricalVignettes/HolidaysObservances/083SaudiGovernment.aspx
• 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.
• 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".
• During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991, the U.S.
• 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.
• 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.
• A detachment of Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR1's from No.
• Dhahran International Airport has been transformed into a military airbase.

Facts about E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD):

• The furthest airport from E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to E.T. Joshua Airport (meaning E.T. Joshua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Saint Vincent's Argyle International Airport is expected to be completed by 2013.
• Because of E.T. Joshua Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at E.T. Joshua 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 E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) is J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of SVD.
• E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) currently has only 1 runway.