Nonstop flight route between Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,026 miles (or 4,870 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 Dawadmi Domestic Airport and Gibraltar 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 Dawadmi Domestic Airport and Gibraltar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DWD / OEDW |
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Location: | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°26'58"N by 44°7'15"E |
Area Served: | Dawadmi (Al Dawadmi) |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3026 feet (922 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DWD |
More Information: | DWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD):
- In addition to being known as "Dawadmi Domestic Airport", other names for DWD include "مطار الدوادمي المحلي", "Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Airport", "مطار الأمير سلمان بن عبد العزيز المحلي" and "OEDM".
- The furthest airport from Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Dawadmi Domestic Airport (meaning Dawadmi Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport lies in the Najd some 30 km west of the town center of Dawadmi.
- Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Dawadmi Domestic Airport, also known as Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Domestic Airport, is an airport serving Dawadmi, a city in the Riyadh province in Saudi Arabia.
- The closest airport to Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) is Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), which is located 130 miles (209 kilometers) N of DWD.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- The road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".