Nonstop flight route between Hofuf, Saudi Arabia and Guiyang, Guizhou, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF), Hofuf, Saudi Arabia and Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), Guiyang, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,532 miles (or 5,684 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 Al-Ahsa International Airport and Guiyang Longdongbao 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 Al-Ahsa International Airport and Guiyang Longdongbao 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: | HOF / OEAH | 
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| Location: | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°17'7"N by 49°29'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Hofuf (Al-Asha) | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 588 feet (179 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HOF | 
| More Information: | HOF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWE / ZUGY | 
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| Location: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3737 feet (1,139 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KWE | 
| More Information: | KWE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF):
- Because of Al-Ahsa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 588 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Ahsa 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.
 - Al-Ahsa airport has almost completed the process to acquire the status of international airport.
 - In addition to being known as "Al-Ahsa International Airport", another name for HOF is "مطار الأحساء الدولي".
 - Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Ahsa International Airport (meaning Al-Ahsa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,122 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - The closest airport to Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) NNE of HOF.
 - Al-Ahsa International Airport is an airport serving Hofuf, a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
 
Facts about Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE):
- In addition to being known as "Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport", other names for KWE include "贵阳龙洞堡国际机场" and "Guìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng".
 - Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is an airport serving Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province in southwestern China.
 - Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport handled 7,339,229 passengers last year.
 - Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) WSW of KWE.
 - The furthest airport from Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (meaning Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
 - Guiyang airport in 2010 exceeded its design capacity of 5 million passengers.
 
