Nonstop flight route between Port Clarence, Alaska, United States and Medina, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(65°15'12"N by 166°51'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E)
Distance from KPC to MED:
6,072.59 miles (9,772.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC), Port Clarence, Alaska, United States and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,073 miles (or 9,773 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 Port Clarence Coast Guard Station and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International 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 Port Clarence Coast Guard Station and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPC / PAPC |
| Airport Name: | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station |
| Location: | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°15'12"N by 166°51'30"W |
| Area Served: | Port Clarence, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KPC |
| More Information: | KPC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MED / OEMA |
| Airport Name: | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport |
| Location: | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E |
| Area Served: | Medina |
| Operator/Owner: | TIBAH Airports Operation Co. Ltd (TAV) |
| Airport Type: | Privatized |
| Elevation: | 2151 feet (656 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MED |
| More Information: | MED Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC):
- The closest airport to Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) is Brevig Mission Airport (KTS), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of KPC.
- Because of Port Clarence Coast Guard Station's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Clarence Coast Guard Station 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.
- Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,342 miles (16,644 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- On 16 March 2001, the airport was the scene of a bloody end to the hijacking of a Russian based Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 jet bound from Istanbul to Moscow carrying 162 passengers.
- The closest airport to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Yanbu International Airport (YNB), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WSW of MED.
- The furthest airport from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.55 miles (20.20 km) ENE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.19 miles (21.23 km) NW | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 15.05 miles (24.22 km) E | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 37.30 miles (60.03 km) NW | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 43.71 miles (70.34 km) NW | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 65.89 miles (106.04 km) SE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 69.36 miles (111.62 km) WNW | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 72.18 miles (116.17 km) NNE | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 95.09 miles (153.04 km) ESE | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 108.00 miles (173.80 km) ESE | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 122.86 miles (197.72 km) ESE | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 129.41 miles (208.27 km) ENE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 141.33 miles (227.44 km) ESE | Elim Airport (ELI) | Elim, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 153.04 miles (246.29 km) SW | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 161.13 miles (259.31 km) E | Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,341.87 miles (16,643.58 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,263.31 miles (16,517.16 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,243.73 miles (16,485.64 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,214.67 miles (16,438.88 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,172.51 miles (16,371.02 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,127.04 miles (16,297.86 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,016.47 miles (16,119.91 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,973.25 miles (16,050.35 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,949.98 miles (16,012.90 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,939.35 miles (15,995.80 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,939.35 miles (15,995.80 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,913.50 miles (15,954.18 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,907.43 miles (15,944.42 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,904.42 miles (15,939.58 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,898.56 miles (15,930.15 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.14 miles (172.42 km) WSW | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 201.60 miles (324.44 km) S | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 218.68 miles (351.93 km) SSE | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 234.20 miles (376.91 km) NNE | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 277.73 miles (446.96 km) E | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 281.18 miles (452.51 km) ENE | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 303.42 miles (488.30 km) W | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 8 | 318.89 miles (513.21 km) SSE | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 325.26 miles (523.46 km) NW | Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 362.29 miles (583.04 km) N | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) | Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 362.29 miles (583.04 km) N | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) | Aljouf, Yemen | |
| 12 | 366.60 miles (589.99 km) SSE | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13 | 387.51 miles (623.63 km) SSW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 14 | 405.15 miles (652.03 km) NW | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 15 | 409.44 miles (658.93 km) WNW | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.16 miles (19,558.57 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,080.15 miles (19,441.07 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,059.94 miles (19,408.55 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,987.22 miles (19,291.51 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,955.83 miles (19,240.99 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,845.18 miles (19,062.93 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,836.06 miles (19,048.24 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,832.34 miles (19,042.26 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,832.15 miles (19,041.95 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,754.71 miles (18,917.32 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,720.35 miles (18,862.02 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,700.41 miles (18,829.94 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,674.01 miles (18,787.45 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,666.20 miles (18,774.89 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,655.62 miles (18,757.86 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |