Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Sørkjosen, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ), Sørkjosen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,217 miles (or 5,178 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 Sørkjosen 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 Sørkjosen 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: | SOJ / ENSR | 
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| Location: | Sørkjosen, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°47'12"N by 20°57'34"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SOJ | 
| More Information: | SOJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - As with other regional airports in Saudi Arabia, it is modestly equipped with a simple, single-story terminal and a small parking apron.
 
Facts about Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ):
- The furthest airport from Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,541 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In the mid-1990s, Nordreisa Municipal Council attempted to change the airport's name from Sørkjosen to Nordreisa.
 - Because of Sørkjosen Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sørkjosen 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 "Sørkjosen Airport", another name for SOJ is "Sørkjosen lufthavn".
 - The closest airport to Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of SOJ.
 - Sørkjosen Airport handled 16,993 passengers last year.
 
