Nonstop flight route between Dothan, Alabama, United States and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Dothan, Alabama, United States and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,576 miles (or 10,583 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 Dothan Regional Airport and Ben Gurion 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 Dothan Regional Airport and Ben Gurion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dothan Regional Airport (DHN):

• The field was deactivated on October 31, 1945, and the airfield and its improvements were made available to the City of Dothan and Houston County under an Agreement in 1946 which was jointly accepted at that time.
• The closest airport to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of DHN.
• Airline service is limited to one regional carrier.
• Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Dothan Regional Airport", another name for DHN is "(former Napier Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,230 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Dothan Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Dothan Regional 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.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• Work on Natbag 2000, as the Terminal 3 project was known, was scheduled for completion prior to 2000 in order to handle a massive influx of pilgrims expected for the Millennium celebrations.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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 furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• This terminal, built in 1999, was meant to handle the crowds expected in 2000, but never officially opened.
• The airport began as an airstrip of four concrete runways on the outskirts of the town of Lydda.
• Terminal 1 had been closed in 2003 and then re-opened in 2007 as the domestic terminal following extensive renovations, and in July 2008, to cater for summer charter and low-cost flights.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• The longest runway at the airfield, 4,062 m, and the main take off runway from east to west, referred to as "the quiet runway" since jets taking off in this direction produce less noise pollution for surrounding residents.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• The Airport City development, an office park, is located east of the main airport property.
• The new terminal was built to serve over 10 million passengers per year.