Nonstop flight route between Monastir, Tunisia and Doha, Qatar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), Monastir, Tunisia and Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD), Doha, Qatar would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,506 miles (or 4,033 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 Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base, 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 Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR):

• In addition to being known as "Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport", other names for MIR include "Aéroport International de Monastir–Habib Bourguiba" and "مطار الحبيب بورقيبة الدولي".
• During World War II, the airport was known as Monastir Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 81st Fighter Group during the North African Campaign.
• Because of Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Monastir Habib Bourguiba International 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.
• With a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year, the terminal covers 28,000 m².
• Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport handled 3,831,924 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) is Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of MIR.

Facts about Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD):

• The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 authorized $81.7 million in FY2008 spending to build new Air Force and Special Operations facilities in Qatar.
• Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Al-Udeid Air Base's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Udeid Air Base 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.
• Following Australia's formal withdraw of forces from Iraq and to upon Afghanistan in 2008, the air bridge for operations in the Middle East was re-located to Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
• The furthest airport from Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Udeid Air Base (meaning Al-Udeid Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Al-Udeid Air Base", other names for IUD include "قاعدة العديد الجوية" and "XJD".
• The closest airport to Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ENE of IUD.
• The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 authorizes $117 million in FY2010 spending to build new Air Force recreational, dormitory, and other facilities at Al Udeid.