Nonstop flight route between Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Fahd International Airport (DMM), Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,919 miles (or 12,745 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 Avenger Field, 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 Avenger Field. 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 closest airport to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DMM.
• Tendering was announced to open in late 2010 for construction of a 5-star airport hotel.
• King Fahd International Airport (DMM) has 2 runways.
• King Fahd International Airport handled 7,000,000 passengers last year.
• The airport has two parallel runways with a length of 4,000 m each, in addition to taxiways parallel to the runways and a cross taxiway to connect the two runways.
• 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.
• The airport is classified as Code E by ICAO which makes it designed to accommodate large aircraft such as Boeing 747-400 and A340-600.
• Several sources, such as the Guinness World Record mention this airport as the largest in the world, with 780 square kilometers.
• Two open parking areas are available beside the rental car parking area to accommodate additional cars.
• In addition to being known as "King Fahd International Airport", other names for DMM include "Dammam Airport" and "مطار الملك فهد الدولي".
• 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.
• King Fahd International Airport was the first among Saudi Arabia's international airports to adopt duty-free stores.
• King Fahd International Airport, is the world's largest airport in terms of land area located 20 kilometers northwest of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):

• The WASPs were employed under the Civil Service program.
• At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
• Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
• Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
• Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
• In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In the year ending February 6, 2012 the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 12 per day.