Nonstop flight route between Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt and Mojave, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt and Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), Mojave, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,422 miles (or 11,945 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 Borg El Arab International Airport and Mojave Air and Space Port, 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 Borg El Arab International Airport and Mojave Air and Space Port. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE):

• The closest airport to Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of HBE.
• The terminal contains a duty-free shop, a franchise food court, an area dedicated for travel offices and other travel-related services, a fuel supply unit, a control tower, and a fire station available to cover emergencies on site.
• Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Borg El Arab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Borg El Arab 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.
• The airport has the capacity to handle 1.2 million passengers per year becoming an adequate replacement to Alexandria International Airport, which will shut down in summer 2010 for a two-year period while the airport's facilities are overhauled.
• The furthest airport from Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Borg El Arab is the principal airport of Alexandria starting December 2011 after the closure of Alexandria International Airport due to a major re-development program that will take two years in development.
• In addition to being known as "Borg El Arab International Airport", another name for HBE is "مطار برج العرب الدولى".

Facts about Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV):

• Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) has 3 runways.
• Flight testing activities have been centered at Mojave since the early 1970s, due to the lack of populated areas surrounding the airport.
• The furthest airport from Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) is Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of MHV.
• The Mojave Airport was first opened in 1935 as a small, rural airfield serving the local gold and silver mining industry.
• Due to the Mojave Spaceport's unique location and facilities, a number of movies, TV shows and commercials have been filmed on location here.