Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Ikamiut, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and Ikamiut Heliport (QJI), Ikamiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,684 miles (or 7,537 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 Ikamiut Heliport, 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 Ikamiut Heliport. 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: | QJI / BGIT | 
| Airport Name: | Ikamiut Heliport | 
| Location: | Ikamiut, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°37'55"N by 51°50'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Ikamiut, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QJI | 
| More Information: | QJI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- 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.
 - Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
 - 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 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.
 
Facts about Ikamiut Heliport (QJI):
- The closest airport to Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NE of QJI.
 - The furthest airport from Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,522 miles (16,933 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
 - Because of Ikamiut Heliport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikamiut Heliport 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.
 
