Nonstop flight route between Buraidah, Saudi Arabia and Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), Buraidah, Saudi Arabia and Dillingham Airfield (HDH), Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,816 miles (or 14,188 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 Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport and Dillingham Airfield, 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 Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport and Dillingham Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELQ / OEGS | 
| Airport Name: | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'10"N by 43°46'26"E | 
| Area Served: | Gassim | 
| Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELQ | 
| More Information: | ELQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDH / PHDH | 
| Airport Name: | Dillingham Airfield | 
| Location: | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°34'45"N by 158°11'49"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HDH | 
| More Information: | HDH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ):
- The furthest airport from Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (meaning Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 130 miles (209 kilometers) S of ELQ.
 
Facts about Dillingham Airfield (HDH):
- The runway was paved, extended to 9,000 feet long, and a crosswind runway added from 1942-1945.
 - The furthest airport from Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Dillingham Airfield (meaning Dillingham Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
 - A communications station called Camp Kawaihapai was established here in 1922 on 67 acres along the Oahu Railway and Land Company line.
 - Dillingham Airfield (HDH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Dillingham Airfield's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham Airfield 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 closest airport to Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Wheeler AAF (HHI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of HDH.
 
