Nonstop flight route between Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Dammam, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and King Fahd International Airport (DMM), Dammam, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,623 miles (or 7,440 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 Flores Airport and King Fahd 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 Flores Airport and King Fahd 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: | FLW / LPFL |
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| Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
| More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMM / OEDF |
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| Location: | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°28'15"N by 49°47'52"E |
| Area Served: | Eastern Province |
| Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMM |
| More Information: | DMM Maps & Info |
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Horta, Vila do Porto, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
Facts about King Fahd International Airport (DMM):
- King Fahd International Airport (DMM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Fahd International Airport (meaning King Fahd International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,061 miles (19,411 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- King Fahd International Airport, is the world's largest airport in terms of land area located 20 kilometers northwest of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
- The total area of the car park is 176,752 m², distributed among three covered floors.
- The closest airport to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DMM.
- King Fahd International Airport was the first among Saudi Arabia's international airports to adopt duty-free stores.
- Design started in 1976.
- The airport is classified as Code E by ICAO which makes it designed to accommodate large aircraft such as Boeing 747-400 and A340-600.
- King Fahd International Airport handled 7,000,000 passengers last year.
- Because of King Fahd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at King Fahd 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.
- In addition to being known as "King Fahd International Airport", other names for DMM include "Dammam Airport" and "مطار الملك فهد الدولي".
