Nonstop flight route between Eilat, Israel and Savannah, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eilat Airport (ETH), Eilat, Israel and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,468 miles (or 10,410 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 Hunter Army 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 Eilat Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eilat Airport (ETH):

• In addition to being known as "Eilat Airport", other names for ETH include "J. Hozman Airport" and "שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת".
• Although the airport is capable of handling Boeing 767 aircraft, for large numbers of these aircraft, significant investment would be needed.
• The closest airport to Eilat Airport (ETH) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of ETH.
• The small size of the airport is perhaps best illustrated with the fact that a Boeing 757 cannot taxi past another aircraft to parking positions.
• 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.
• Eilat Airport (ETH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In August 2005, a Katyusha rocket fired from Jordan landed near a taxi traveling just 15 yards from the airport perimeter fence.
• 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 airport is expected to cease civilian operations by 2017 when Eilat's new international airport, Timna Airport, should become operational.

Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army 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 Division’s rapid deployment capability was put to the supreme test in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• During early 1942 after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Savannah AAB became a base for several Antisubmarine groups and squadrons of I Bomber Command and later Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command with a mission to patrol the Atlantic coast, locate and attack German U-Boats.
• Beginning in 1955 Air Defense Command designated Hunter AFB as part of a planned deployment of forty-four Phase I Mobile Radar stations.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• At the end of the war, Savannah AAB was used as a Separation Center for the discharge and furlough of service members returning from Europe.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.