Nonstop flight route between East Hampton, New York, United States and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between East Hampton Airport (HTO), East Hampton, New York, United States and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,587 miles (or 8,991 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 East Hampton Airport 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 East Hampton Airport 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 East Hampton Airport (HTO):

• Noise from helicopters has also generated controversy.
• East Hampton Airport (HTO) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from East Hampton Airport (HTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,806 miles (19,000 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of East Hampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at East Hampton 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.
• East Hampton Airport covers an area of 570 acres at an elevation of 55 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to East Hampton Airport (HTO) is Montauk Airport (MTP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of HTO.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• Terminal 3 has a total of 30 gates divided among three concourses, each with 8 jetway-equipped gates and 2 stand gates from which passengers are ferried to the aircraft.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• 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.
• This terminal, built in 1999, was meant to handle the crowds expected in 2000, but never officially opened.
• Terminal 1 had been closed in 2003 and then re-opened in 2007 as the domestic terminal following extensive renovations, and in July 2008, to cater for summer charter and low-cost flights.
• Ben Gurion Airport, also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag, is Israel's main international airport, handling over 14.2 million passengers in 2013.
• When it was originally built, the short runway was 1,780 m long, making it too short to accommodate most mainline passenger jets.
• The Airport City development, an office park, is located east of the main airport property.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".