Nonstop flight route between Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(24°26'58"N by 44°7'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W)
Distance from DWD to PSY:
8,026.92 miles (12,918.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,027 miles (or 12,918 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 Port Stanley 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 Port Stanley 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | PSY / SFAL |
| Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
| Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
| More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD):
- 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.
- Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- In 1971, the Argentine Air Force broke the islands' isolation starting with amphibious flights from Comodoro Rivadavia with Grumman HU-16B Albatross aircraft operated by LADE, Argentina's military airline.
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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 Falkland Islands Government Air Service operates internal flights within the Falkland Islands from the airport.
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
- The Royal Air Force also used the airport for flights to supply and reinforce the British military garrison when necessary.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 129.86 miles (208.98 km) N | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |     |
| 2 | 165.57 miles (266.46 km) ENE | King Khalid International Airport (RUH) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 255.93 miles (411.88 km) NW | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 277.73 miles (446.96 km) W | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 295.69 miles (475.87 km) NNE | Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 306.34 miles (493.00 km) SW | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 323.11 miles (519.99 km) SSW | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 8 | 328.01 miles (527.88 km) SSW | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 341.14 miles (549.01 km) E | Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 369.05 miles (593.92 km) WSW | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 380.62 miles (612.55 km) ENE | King Fahd International Airport (DMM) | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 382.03 miles (614.82 km) W | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13 | 396.83 miles (638.64 km) ENE | King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 406.78 miles (654.65 km) NE | Kuwait International Airport (KWI) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
| 15 | 425.57 miles (684.88 km) ENE | Bahrain International Airport (BAH) | Al Muharraq, Bahrain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,323.46 miles (19,832.64 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,130.32 miles (19,521.81 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,034.66 miles (19,367.85 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,005.34 miles (19,320.67 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,888.81 miles (19,133.14 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,757.98 miles (18,922.58 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,716.02 miles (18,855.07 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,696.78 miles (18,824.10 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,645.26 miles (18,741.19 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,578.25 miles (18,633.34 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,518.90 miles (18,537.83 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,493.38 miles (18,496.76 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,478.77 miles (18,473.24 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,469.88 miles (18,458.93 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,445.75 miles (18,420.10 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 2 | 441.33 miles (710.25 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 453.79 miles (730.30 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 485.68 miles (781.63 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 494.04 miles (795.08 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 558.61 miles (898.99 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 581.51 miles (935.85 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 600.00 miles (965.60 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 627.46 miles (1,009.79 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 630.90 miles (1,015.33 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 637.11 miles (1,025.33 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 681.80 miles (1,097.25 km) NW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 693.44 miles (1,115.98 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 705.26 miles (1,135.01 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 15 | 719.21 miles (1,157.45 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.03 miles (19,877.00 km) N | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,242.65 miles (19,702.59 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 3 | 12,235.57 miles (19,691.19 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 12,195.18 miles (19,626.19 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,191.93 miles (19,620.96 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,166.97 miles (19,580.79 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 12,117.27 miles (19,500.80 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,059.75 miles (19,408.24 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,059.31 miles (19,407.54 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 10 | 12,057.33 miles (19,404.34 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,055.77 miles (19,401.83 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 12 | 12,020.24 miles (19,344.66 km) ENE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,979.54 miles (19,279.15 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,942.73 miles (19,219.91 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,937.28 miles (19,211.14 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |