Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and South Indian Lake Airport (XSI), South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,322 miles (or 10,174 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 South Indian Lake 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 South Indian Lake 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: | XSI / CZSN | 
| Airport Name: | South Indian Lake Airport | 
| Location: | South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°47'34"N by 98°54'25"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 951 feet (290 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XSI | 
| More Information: | XSI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
- 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 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.
- As with other regional airports in Saudi Arabia, it is modestly equipped with a simple, single-story terminal and a small parking apron.
- 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 handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
Facts about South Indian Lake Airport (XSI):
- Because of South Indian Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at South Indian Lake 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 furthest airport from South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,194 miles (16,405 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) is Leaf Rapids Airport (YLR), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) WSW of XSI.
- South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) currently has only 1 runway.




