Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and El Tigre, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and El Tigre Airport (ELX), El Tigre, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,824 miles (or 10,982 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 El Tigre 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 El Tigre 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: | ELX / | 
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| Location: | El Tigre, Venezuela | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°49'58"N by 64°12'38"W | 
| Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELX | 
| More Information: | ELX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- It is the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, handling 1,592,000 passengers in 2004, including 378,715 Hajj charter 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.
 - Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
 - 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.
 
Facts about El Tigre Airport (ELX):
- In addition to being known as "El Tigre Airport", another name for ELX is "Aeropuerto El Tigre".
 - Because of El Tigre Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at El Tigre 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 El Tigre Airport (ELX) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of ELX.
 - The furthest airport from El Tigre Airport (ELX) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to El Tigre Airport (meaning El Tigre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
 - El Tigre Airport (ELX) currently has only 1 runway.
 
