Nonstop flight route between Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB), Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,243 miles (or 11,656 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 Erbil International Airport and Miguel Urdaneta Fernández 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 Erbil International Airport and Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):

• The warehouse offered cargo space amounting to 4,320 m2 and consisted of an import and an export section.
• At a cost of $US550 million, constructed by a Turkish company, the new airport and terminal building opened on 3 March 2010.
• Erbil International Airport, is the main airport of Erbil city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
• In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تی هه‌ولێر".
• Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB):

• Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (meaning Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
• Because of Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Miguel Urdaneta Fernández 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 "Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport", another name for STB is "Aeropuerto Miguel Urdaneta Fernández".
• The closest airport to Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SE of STB.