Nonstop flight route between Groton, Connecticut, United States and Sana'a, Yemen:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH), Sana'a, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,791 miles (or 10,928 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 Groton-New London Airport and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International), 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 Groton-New London Airport and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON |
Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport |
Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W |
Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut |
Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GON |
More Information: | GON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAH / OYSN |
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Location: | Sana'a, Yemen |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°28'35"N by 44°13'10"E |
Area Served: | Sana'a |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yemen |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 7216 feet (2,199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAH |
More Information: | SAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- Columbia Air Services and Lanmar Aviation have been the two fixed-base operators serving the airport.
- Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London 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 January 1944, the USAAF turned the airfield to the United States Navy.
- Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is integrated into the statewide transportation plan, as well as the National Airport System Plan.
- The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.
Facts about El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH):
- Because of El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)'s high elevation of 7,216 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (meaning El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,675 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)", another name for SAH is "مطار صنعاء الدولي".
- The closest airport to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Hodeida International Airport (HOD), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) WSW of SAH.