Nonstop flight route between Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Najran Domestic Airport (EAM), Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia and Alexandria International Airport (AEX), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,012 miles (or 12,895 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 Najran Domestic Airport and Alexandria 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 Najran Domestic Airport and Alexandria 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 Najran Domestic Airport (EAM):

• The closest airport to Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) is Abha Regional Airport (AHB), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) WNW of EAM.
• Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Najran Domestic Airport (meaning Najran Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.

Facts about Alexandria International Airport (AEX):

• The England Authority has ten members of the Board of Commissioners.
• On June 23, 1955, Alexandria Army Air Base was renamed England Air Force Base in honor of Lieutenant Colonel John Brooke England, who died on November 17, 1954.
• Alexandria International Airport (AEX) has 2 runways.
• Alexandria International Airport is owned by the England Economic and Industrial Development District.
• On November 4, 2010, the Memphis Business Journal reported that Delta Connection, which operates passenger feeder services via a codesharing agreement with Delta Air Lines with regional jets, had ceased service on the Alexandria-Memphis route due to poor performance.
• The furthest airport from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,986 miles (17,680 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Esler Field (ESF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of AEX.
• Because of Alexandria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandria 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.