Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°21'47"N by 83°32'30"E)
Distance from MED to BAX:
3,007.94 miles (4,840.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and Barnaul Airport (BAX), Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,008 miles (or 4,841 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Barnaul 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Barnaul Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAX / UNBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'47"N by 83°32'30"E |
| Area Served: | Barnaul |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Altay Air Enterprise" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAX |
| More Information: | BAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
- On 5 January 2014, a Saudia Boeing 767-300, flight SV2841 from Mashhad, Iran made an emergency landing after one of its main landing gear failed to deploy.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- It is the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, handling 1,592,000 passengers in 2004, including 378,715 Hajj charter passengers.
- 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 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.
Facts about Barnaul Airport (BAX):
- Because of Barnaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at Barnaul 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 closest airport to Barnaul Airport (BAX) is Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) NNW of BAX.
- The furthest airport from Barnaul Airport (BAX) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,429 miles (18,393 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Barnaul Airport (BAX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barnaul Airport", another name for BAX is "Аэропорт Барнаул".
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 119.50 miles (192.32 km) NNW | Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 140.27 miles (225.75 km) ENE | Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) | Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 167.60 miles (269.73 km) NE | Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ) | Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 219.16 miles (352.70 km) NNE | Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) | Tomsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 234.22 miles (376.93 km) SSW | Oskemen Airport (UKK) | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 6 | 251.39 miles (404.57 km) SW | Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX) | Semey, Kazakhstan | |
| 7 | 281.99 miles (453.82 km) WSW | Pavlodar Airport (PWQ) | Pavlodar, Kazakhstan | |
| 8 | 322.88 miles (519.62 km) E | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| 9 | 344.31 miles (554.10 km) NE | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 10 | 371.06 miles (597.17 km) WSW | Ekibastuz (EKB) | Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan | |
| 11 | 385.92 miles (621.08 km) SSE | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 405.72 miles (652.95 km) ENE | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 409.03 miles (658.26 km) SE | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 428.08 miles (688.92 km) WNW | Tsentralny Airport (OMS) | Omsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 433.99 miles (698.44 km) ESE | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,428.71 miles (18,392.68 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,389.98 miles (18,330.35 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,382.07 miles (18,317.62 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,378.49 miles (18,311.87 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,308.37 miles (18,199.01 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,299.08 miles (18,184.07 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,295.22 miles (18,177.86 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,266.79 miles (18,132.10 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,259.13 miles (18,119.76 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,248.23 miles (18,102.23 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,227.08 miles (18,068.18 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,223.14 miles (18,061.84 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,218.12 miles (18,053.76 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,154.59 miles (17,951.52 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,152.58 miles (17,948.29 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |