Nonstop flight route between Izumo, Shimane, Japan and Buraidah, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(35°24'48"N by 132°53'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°18'10"N by 43°46'26"E)
Distance from IZO to ELQ:
5,144.14 miles (8,278.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Izumo Airport (IZO), Izumo, Shimane, Japan and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), Buraidah, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,144 miles (or 8,279 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 Izumo Airport and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz 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 Izumo Airport and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IZO / RJOC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Izumo, Shimane, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'48"N by 132°53'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shimane Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IZO |
| More Information: | IZO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELQ / OEGS |
| Airport Name: | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport |
| Location: | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'10"N by 43°46'26"E |
| Area Served: | Gassim |
| Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELQ |
| More Information: | ELQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Izumo Airport (IZO):
- Because of Izumo Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Izumo 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.
- Izumo Airport (IZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Izumo Airport (IZO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Izumo Airport (meaning Izumo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,419 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Izumo Airport", other names for IZO include "出雲空港" and "Izumo Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Izumo Airport (IZO) is Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of IZO.
Facts about Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ):
- The closest airport to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 130 miles (209 kilometers) S of ELQ.
- The furthest airport from Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (meaning Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.41 miles (32.85 km) ENE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan |     |
| 2 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) S | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 70.97 miles (114.22 km) SE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 4 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) SW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 104.61 miles (168.36 km) SE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) S | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 7 | 136.45 miles (219.60 km) SSE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 8 | 137.44 miles (221.19 km) SW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 142.65 miles (229.57 km) ESE | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 148.90 miles (239.64 km) SSW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 11 | 148.97 miles (239.74 km) ESE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) ESE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 13 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) ESE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 14 | 155.17 miles (249.72 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.67 miles (298.80 km) SE | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,066.38 miles (19,418.91 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,042.42 miles (19,380.36 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,996.35 miles (19,306.20 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,994.22 miles (19,302.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,984.13 miles (19,286.54 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,977.14 miles (19,275.29 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,955.26 miles (19,240.08 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,946.85 miles (19,226.54 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,937.28 miles (19,211.14 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,931.29 miles (19,201.49 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,895.11 miles (19,143.27 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,887.38 miles (19,130.84 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,883.18 miles (19,124.07 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,877.56 miles (19,115.03 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,870.76 miles (19,104.09 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 129.86 miles (208.98 km) S | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) WNW | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 201.35 miles (324.04 km) NE | Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 204.53 miles (329.16 km) ESE | King Khalid International Airport (RUH) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 281.18 miles (452.51 km) WSW | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 326.97 miles (526.20 km) NE | Kuwait International Airport (KWI) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
| 7 | 328.71 miles (529.00 km) NW | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) | Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 8 | 328.71 miles (529.00 km) NW | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) | Aljouf, Yemen | |
| 9 | 362.14 miles (582.80 km) E | Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 372.99 miles (600.27 km) E | King Fahd International Airport (DMM) | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 376.63 miles (606.12 km) NE | Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) | Basrah, Iraq | |
| 12 | 386.79 miles (622.48 km) WSW | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13 | 390.21 miles (627.98 km) NE | Abadan International Airport (ABD) | Abadan, Iran | |
| 14 | 390.56 miles (628.54 km) SSW | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | 394.77 miles (635.32 km) N | Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) | Al Najaf, Iraq | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.04 miles (19,632.41 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,026.93 miles (19,355.42 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,925.57 miles (19,192.29 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,881.25 miles (19,120.98 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,793.27 miles (18,979.38 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,652.86 miles (18,753.41 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,622.14 miles (18,703.97 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,613.44 miles (18,689.97 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,578.71 miles (18,634.08 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,504.57 miles (18,514.76 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,447.83 miles (18,423.45 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,446.90 miles (18,421.95 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,420.78 miles (18,379.92 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,399.24 miles (18,345.25 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,391.31 miles (18,332.48 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |