Nonstop flight route between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Carrickfinn, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Donegal Airport (CFN), Carrickfinn, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,352 miles (or 5,394 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 King Abdulaziz International Airport and Donegal 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 King Abdulaziz International Airport and Donegal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):

• Because of King Abdulaziz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz 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 Hajj Terminal received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport is an aviation facility located 19 km to the north of Jeddah.
• In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
• The new King Abdulaziz International Airport three-stage development started in September 2006, and is currently scheduled for completion in 2014.
• The airport occupies an area of 15 square kilometers.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of JED.
• The General Authority of Civil Aviation has the GACA Hangar at the airport.
• The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning King Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.

Facts about Donegal Airport (CFN):

• The closest airport to Donegal Airport (CFN) is City of Derry Airport (LDY), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of CFN.
• In February 2010, Aer Arann closed its service to Glasgow Prestwick Airport and relocated to Glasgow International Airport
• Donegal Airport (CFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Donegal Airport", another name for CFN is "Aerfort Dhún na nGall".
• Because of Donegal Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Donegal 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.
• Donegal Airport is located 2 NM south-west of Bunbeg, being located at Carrickfinn, a townland in The Rosses, a district in north-west County Donegal, Ireland.
• The furthest airport from Donegal Airport (CFN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,853 miles (19,076 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In October 2011, Aer Arann ceased operations at Donegal due to the loss of the Dublin PSO contract.