Nonstop flight route between Girona, Spain and Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), Girona, Spain and Abha Regional Airport (AHB), Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,853 miles (or 4,591 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 Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava and Abha Regional 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 Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava and Abha Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO):

• Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava handled 2,736,867 passengers last year.
• Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (meaning Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of GRO.
• The airport is well connected to the Costa Brava and the Pyrenees.
• Because of Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava 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 was built in 1965, but passenger traffic was modest.
• The early 2000s saw passenger numbers grow spectacularly after Ryanair chose Girona as one of its European hubs.

Facts about Abha Regional Airport (AHB):

• In addition to being known as "Abha Regional Airport", another name for AHB is "مطار أبهـــا".
• The closest airport to Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of AHB.
• Construction of Abha Airport was started in mid-1975 by Laing Wimpey Alireza.
• Abha Regional Airport (AHB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Abha Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom.
• The furthest airport from Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Abha Regional Airport (meaning Abha Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,980 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.