Nonstop flight route between Duqm, Oman and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ), Duqm, Oman and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,758 miles (or 10,875 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 Duqm Jaaluni Airport and Cold Bay 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 Duqm Jaaluni Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ):

• The closest airport to Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ) is RAFO Masirah (MSH), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) NE of JNJ.
• The furthest airport from Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,594 miles (18,658 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Duqm Jaaluni Airport", another name for JNJ is "مطار الدقم".

Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):

• Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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 furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airfield during the secret military buildup of the Territory of Alaska that began in 1941.
• The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
• Between 1956 and 1958, Cold Bay Airport was used as a logistics support base during the construction of Cold Bay Air Force Station, a Ground Control Intercept station for Alaskan Air Command during the Cold War.
• On September 8, 1973 World Airways Flight 802 a Military Airlift Command cargo flight crashed into Mount Dutton when on approach to Cold Bay.
• Fort Randall AAF was also used by the United States Navy during the Aleutian campaign.
• Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".