Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Bam, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan, Indonesia and Bam Airport (BXR), Bam, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,177 miles (or 5,114 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Bam 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Bam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kualanamu International Airport (KNO):

• All 1,365 hectares land acquisitions were done between 1995 and 1997 and had a certificate with Exploitation Right Number-1 on November 29, 1999 and a 100% belonged to PT Angkasa Pura II.
• In addition to being known as "Kualanamu International Airport", other names for KNO include "Kualanamu International Airport (Medan)" and "Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu".
• Because of Kualanamu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kualanamu 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.
• Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport opened on July 25, 2013, handling all flights and services shifted from Polonia International Airport.
• The airport is Indonesia's second largest, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with a 224,298 m² passengers terminal and will eventually have a capacity of 50 million passengers, a figure if realised today would place the airport in the top 10 busiest by passenger numbers in the world, although by the time this figure is achieved it is likely that there will be many airports carrying more passengers.
• The airport is the first in Indonesia with a publicly accessible check-in area.
• The closest airport to Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Polonia International Airport (MES), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WSW of KNO.
• Kualanamu International Airport is plotted to be a Regional Hub as South Korea's Incheon International Airport sister airport, so on June 25, 2012 an agreement has been signed of both party operators.
• The furthest airport from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Kualanamu International Airport (meaning Kualanamu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.

Facts about Bam Airport (BXR):

• The furthest airport from Bam Airport (BXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,686 miles (18,807 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Bam Airport (BXR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bam Airport (BXR) is Kerman International Airport (KER), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NW of BXR.