Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan:
Departure Airport:
(24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°4'59"N by 63°36'47"E)
Distance from MED to CRZ:
1,716.75 miles (2,762.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ), Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,717 miles (or 2,763 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 relatively short distance between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Turkmenabat Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CRZ / UTAV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°4'59"N by 63°36'47"E |
| Elevation: | 630 feet (192 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRZ |
| More Information: | CRZ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
Facts about Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ):
- The airport offers four daily nonstop flights to Ashgabat.
- Because of Turkmenabat Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Turkmenabat 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.
- In addition to being known as "Turkmenabat Airport", another name for CRZ is "Türkmenabat Aeroporty".
- The closest airport to Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) is Bukhara International Airport (BHK), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) NE of CRZ.
- Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport was opened in 1926.
| 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 | 66.63 miles (107.23 km) NE | Bukhara International Airport (BHK) | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
| 2 | 137.89 miles (221.91 km) SW | Mary International Airport (MYP) | Mary, Turkmenistan | |
| 3 | 177.84 miles (286.21 km) N | Zarafshan Airport (AFS) | Zarafshan, Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan | |
| 4 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) SSE | Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) | Maymana, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 233.11 miles (375.15 km) NW | Urgench International Airport (UGC) | Urgench, Uzbekistan | |
| 6 | 236.01 miles (379.82 km) ESE | Termez Airport (TMJ) | Termez, Uzbekistan | |
| 7 | 255.69 miles (411.49 km) SE | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 271.72 miles (437.29 km) NW | Daşoguz Airport (TAZ) | Daşoguz, Turkmenistan | |
| 9 | 282.73 miles (455.01 km) E | Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 10 | 284.43 miles (457.75 km) S | Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 293.11 miles (471.71 km) SW | Mashhad International Airport (MHD) | Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran | |
| 12 | 293.76 miles (472.77 km) WSW | Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 13 | 314.44 miles (506.03 km) NW | Nukus Airport (NCU) | Nukus, Uzbekistan | |
| 14 | 327.91 miles (527.72 km) SSE | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 332.77 miles (535.54 km) ENE | Khujand International Airport (LBD) | Khujand, Tajikistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,520.73 miles (18,540.77 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,887.30 miles (17,521.36 km) SE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,612.29 miles (17,078.79 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,542.14 miles (16,965.89 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,525.35 miles (16,938.86 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,369.89 miles (16,688.68 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,251.38 miles (16,497.95 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,218.72 miles (16,445.39 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,214.18 miles (16,438.09 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,213.48 miles (16,436.96 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,197.54 miles (16,411.31 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,190.28 miles (16,399.63 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,178.69 miles (16,380.98 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,175.47 miles (16,375.79 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,175.18 miles (16,375.33 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |