Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Dammam, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and King Fahd International Airport (DMM), Dammam, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,714 miles (or 12,415 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 Lakefront Airport and King Fahd International 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 Lakefront Airport and King Fahd International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEW / KNEW |
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Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W |
Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Orleans Levee District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NEW |
More Information: | NEW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMM / OEDF |
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Location: | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°28'15"N by 49°47'52"E |
Area Served: | Eastern Province |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DMM |
More Information: | DMM Maps & Info |
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- The furthest airport from Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
- At the start of the 1960s, thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War era bomb shelter.
- Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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.
Facts about King Fahd International Airport (DMM):
- King Fahd International Airport (DMM) has 2 runways.
- The terminal is equipped with several customer counters of which 66 were allocated to Saudia, 44 to foreign airlines and the rest for Customs and Immigration.
- The Royal Terminal is reserved for the Saudi Royal Family, government personnel, and official guests.
- The closest airport to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DMM.
- Because of King Fahd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at King Fahd 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.
- The total area of the car park is 176,752 m², distributed among three covered floors.
- Dammam airport used to allow smoking throughout the airport, with most seats having ash trays built into the arm rest.
- King Fahd International Airport handled 7,000,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Fahd International Airport (meaning King Fahd International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,061 miles (19,411 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "King Fahd International Airport", other names for DMM include "Dammam Airport" and "مطار الملك فهد الدولي".