Nonstop flight route between Islip, New York, United States and Abu Simbel, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York, United States and Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), Abu Simbel, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,937 miles (or 9,555 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Al Hufalysin 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Al Hufalysin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP):

• While no further expansion is planned for the interior of the terminal building, other projects are underway.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.
• The closest airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ISP.
• The FAA designated LIMA an Official Metro Airport in early 2011, meaning it is now grouped with LaGuardia, JFK and Newark in travel and informational searches for New York airports, providing better exposure to the traveling public.
• Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) has 4 runways.
• Located between Montauk Point 67 miles to the east and Manhattan 44 miles to the west, MacArthur Airport serves the three million residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties and travelers who want an alternative to the congestion at JFK and LaGuardia airports – both in Queens.
• The furthest airport from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS):

• Al Hufalysin Airport handled 499,172 passengers last year.
• Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Al Hufalysin Airport (meaning Al Hufalysin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of ABS.
• Because of Al Hufalysin Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Hufalysin 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.