Nonstop flight route between Eilat, Israel and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eilat Airport (ETH), Eilat, Israel and Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,630 miles (or 10,669 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 Eilat Airport and Orlando 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 Eilat Airport and Orlando International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ETH / LLET |
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| Location: | Eilat, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'29"N by 34°57'32"E |
| Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ETH |
| More Information: | ETH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
| Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
| More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Eilat Airport (ETH):
- In the 1994 Peace Agreement between Israel and Jordan it was decided that operations were supposed to be transferred from Eilat Airport to Aqaba Airport.
- Eilat Airport (ETH) currently has only 1 runway.
- International passenger traffic decreased from magnitude of 20,000 in a year in late 2000s to 5,000 in a year in 2010s.
- In addition to being known as "Eilat Airport", other names for ETH include "J. Hozman Airport" and "שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת".
- Eilat Airport was established in 1949 by the Israel Air Force, following the 1948 Israeli War of Independence.
- Today, Eilat Airport sustains peak loads concentrated into Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
- Eilat Airport, also known as J.
- The furthest airport from Eilat Airport (ETH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,807 miles (19,002 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Eilat Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Eilat 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 closest airport to Eilat Airport (ETH) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of ETH.
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- Eastern Air Lines used Orlando as a hub during the 1970s and early 1980s, and became "the official airline of Walt Disney World." Following Eastern's demise, Delta Air Lines assumed this role, although it later pulled much of its large aircraft operations from Orlando, and focused its service there on regional jet flights, specifically with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Chautauqua Airlines – all part of the Delta Connection system.
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- In the early 1960s, when jet airline flights came to Orlando, the installation became a joint civil-military facility.
- The airport features a unique on-site Hyatt Regency hotel within the main terminal structure.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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.
- Commercial airline service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy began in late 1961 or early 1962, per the city and USAF agreement.
- The original terminal building, a converted hangar, was described as inadequate for the task at hand even when it was first opened as Orlando Jetport.
