Nonstop flight route between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Nordholz, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,732 miles (or 4,396 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 Nordholz Naval Airbase, 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 Nordholz Naval Airbase. 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):

• The Hajj Terminal received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
• Over 17 million passengers use Jeddah-KAIA airport every year.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• At five million square feet, the Jeddah airport Hajj Terminal is estimated to be among the world's largest air terminals after Beijing Capital International Airport, Dubai International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.
• The trolley service at south and north terminals is managed and maintained by Smarti International Company, which draws its employees from foreign nations.
• Southward, Prince Majed Street will connect to the Al-Laith Highway, forming a fast north-south transit route.
• King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
• 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".
• King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.

Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):

• Out of the 15 standard Atlantics, only eight survived.
• The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
• During the occupation of Denmark and Norway, Kampfgeschwader 100 flew attacks from Nordholz with their Heinkel He 111 medium bombers.
• Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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.
• Its aircraft fly predominantly over the North Sea on antisubmarine patrols.
• A year later the subhunting component of MFG 2 moved from Westerland on Sylt to Nordholz.
• The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
• Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.