Nonstop flight route between Greenfield, Indiana, United States and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (GFD), Greenfield, Indiana, United States and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,189 miles (or 9,961 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 Pope Field and Ben Gurion 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 Pope Field and Ben Gurion 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 Pope Field (GFD):

• The closest airport to Pope Field (GFD) is Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of GFD.
• Pope Field (GFD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Pope Field's relatively low elevation of 895 feet, planes can take off or land at Pope Field 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 furthest airport from Pope Field (GFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,056 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• The closest runway to terminals 1 and 3 is 12/30, 3,112 m in length, and is followed by a taxiway.
• The longest runway at the airfield, 4,062 m, and the main take off runway from east to west, referred to as "the quiet runway" since jets taking off in this direction produce less noise pollution for surrounding residents.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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.
• While Ben Gurion Airport has been a target of Palestinian attacks, the adoption of strict security precautions has ensured that no aircraft departing from Ben Gurion airport has ever been hijacked.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• Terminal 3 uses the Jetway system.