Nonstop flight route between Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Fahd International Airport (DMM), Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR), Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,087 miles (or 3,359 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 relatively short distance between King Fahd International Airport and Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMM / OEDF |
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| Location: | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°28'15"N by 49°47'52"E |
| Area Served: | Eastern Province |
| Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMM |
| More Information: | DMM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAR / LIBG |
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| Location: | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°31'2"N by 17°24'11"E |
| Area Served: | Taranto / Grottaglie, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAR |
| More Information: | TAR Maps & Info |
Facts about King Fahd International Airport (DMM):
- The airport Mosque is built on the roof of the car park and in the middle of a landscaped area of 46,200 m².
- King Fahd International Airport was the first among Saudi Arabia's international airports to adopt duty-free stores.
- King Fahd International Airport (DMM) has 2 runways.
- The terminal's design allows for transforming the operation system to a fully automatic system equipped with multi-level racks and a container stacking system.
- 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 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.
- King Fahd International Airport handled 7,000,000 passengers last year.
- The airport is served by a multi-storey car park.
- 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 closest airport to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DMM.
- In addition to being known as "King Fahd International Airport", other names for DMM include "Dammam Airport" and "مطار الملك فهد الدولي".
Facts about Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR):
- In addition to being known as "Taranto-Grottaglie Airport", other names for TAR include "Aeroporto di Taranto-Grottaglie" and "Taranto Grottaglie".
- Taranto-Grottaglie "Marcello Arlotta" Airport is an airport serving Taranto and Grottaglie, both comunes in the province of Taranto in Italy.
- Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,817 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Taranto-Grottaglie Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Taranto-Grottaglie 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.
- In August 2012, the broker ESAFLY announced that it plans to commence scheduled services from Taranto.
- The closest airport to Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) is Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of TAR.
- During World War II, Grottaglie Airfield was a military airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces.
