Nonstop flight route between Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Najran Domestic Airport (EAM), Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,085 miles (or 11,402 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 Wilpena Pound, 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 Wilpena Pound. 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 Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• The Browne brothers eventually won the claim for Wilpena from Bagot, and the young Henry Strong Price opened up and ran the 40,000-hectare station for them.
• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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 first European to see the distant mountains of the Pound was almost certainly Edward Eyre from the western plains on his first 1839 expedition to the vicinity of Lake Torrens.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
• The peaks are very rugged, and thick scrub and timber inside the pound can make navigation difficult.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.