Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W)
Distance from MED to DSA:
2,895.15 miles (4,659.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,895 miles (or 4,659 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. 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: | DSA / EGCN |
| Airport Name: | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |
| Location: | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W |
| Area Served: | Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley (South Yorkshire), Retford, Worksop (Bassetlaw District) |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSA |
| More Information: | DSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport or Prince Mohammad Airport is a regional airport in Medina.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
- 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 (MED) has 2 runways.
- As with other regional airports in Saudi Arabia, it is modestly equipped with a simple, single-story terminal and a small parking apron.
- 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.
Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):
- The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
- Doncaster station is 7 mi from the airport.
- Wizz Air announced a new route for summer 2011 to Vilnius and Bucharest for summer 2014 in addition to its services to Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
- Inside the passenger terminal are 24 check in desks, 6 departure gates and 3 baggage carousels.
- In December 2009, EasyJet announced that from April 2010 it would operate flights from Doncaster to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Faro, Palma de Mallorca and Prague.
- The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the First World War, it was used as a base by the Royal Flying Corps as they intercepted German Zeppelins targeting the industrial cities of the North.
- The airport owes its origins to military aviation, having been founded as Finningley Airfield in 1915.
- Long haul flights to North America began in summer 2007, with Flyglobespan operating to Hamilton, Ontario, and Thomsonfly to Orlando, Cancún and Puerto Plata.
- Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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.
- EasyJet regularly uses the airport to operate training circuits for flight crew training, However there are no flights.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
| 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 | 16.79 miles (27.02 km) WSW | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 27.70 miles (44.57 km) ENE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.78 miles (52.75 km) E | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.10 miles (61.32 km) NW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 43.54 miles (70.07 km) SE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) SSW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 53.00 miles (85.30 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 53.57 miles (86.21 km) SSE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 73.49 miles (118.28 km) NNW | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 76.65 miles (123.35 km) W | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 77.06 miles (124.02 km) SSW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 78.73 miles (126.70 km) SSW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 79.27 miles (127.57 km) WNW | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 81.26 miles (130.78 km) S | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 83.44 miles (134.28 km) SSE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,784.77 miles (18,965.70 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,775.80 miles (18,951.27 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,757.16 miles (18,921.27 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,750.07 miles (18,909.86 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,737.84 miles (18,890.17 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,721.45 miles (18,863.80 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,712.34 miles (18,849.13 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,699.30 miles (18,828.14 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,693.21 miles (18,818.35 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,689.72 miles (18,812.73 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,686.77 miles (18,807.99 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,663.09 miles (18,769.88 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,654.74 miles (18,756.44 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,650.60 miles (18,749.78 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,634.11 miles (18,723.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |