Nonstop flight route between Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Fahd International Airport (DMM), Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,510 miles (or 12,085 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 Fahd International Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 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 King Fahd International Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 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 King Fahd International Airport (DMM):

• The furthest airport from King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Fahd International Airport (meaning King Fahd International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,061 miles (19,411 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DMM.
• King Fahd International Airport handled 7,000,000 passengers last year.
• King Fahd International Airport (DMM) has 2 runways.
• The terminal is equipped with several customer counters of which 66 were allocated to Saudia, 44 to foreign airlines and the rest for Customs and Immigration.
• Because of King Fahd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at King Fahd 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.
• Design started in 1976.
• The total area of the car park is 176,752 m², distributed among three covered floors.
• Tendering was announced to open in late 2010 for construction of a 5-star airport hotel.
• In addition to being known as "King Fahd International Airport", other names for DMM include "Dammam Airport" and "مطار الملك فهد الدولي".
• On the airport's southern border, Saudi Aramco occupies an area of 250 km² which is used for oil drilling and transportation facilities.
• There are ten main Operations Services areas providing facilities for the operation of the airport.

Facts about Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL):

• It is the largest base for Spirit Airlines, catering mainly to the airline's international to domestic network, and is a focus city for Allegiant Air and JetBlue Airways and the headquarters of regional carrier Silver Airways.
• Because of Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 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 closest airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SW of FLL.
• See Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
• Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has 2 runways.
• During the 2005 hurricane season FLL was affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma.
• During and after the expansion of runway 10R/28L, reconstruction of Terminal Four will begin at the cost of 450 million.
• On November 19, 2013, an Air Evac International Learjet 35 crashed shortly after take-off from the airport, on its way to Cozumel, Mexico, after calling mayday and during an attempt to return to the airport, possibly due to engine failure, leaving 4 persons dead.
• The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.