Nonstop flight route between Al Najaf, Iraq and Yogyakarta, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), Al Najaf, Iraq and Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), Yogyakarta, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,138 miles (or 8,268 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 Al Najaf International Airport and Adisucipto 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 Al Najaf International Airport and Adisucipto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Al Najaf International Airport (NJF):

• On 20 July 2008 the Najaf Authorities hosted the ceremonial opening attended by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki who stepped out of the first official plane.
• The Najaf Governorate represented by the Deputy Governor Abd al-Husayn Abtan and Najaf Investment Commission signed a Memorandum of Agreement dated 24 June 2008 with Al-Aqeelah Holding authorizing it for one year to finalize the construction of the airport and five years subject to renewal to manage the airport.
• The closest airport to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) N of NJF.
• Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Adisucipto International Airport (JOG):

• Adisucipto Airport was preceded by a landing ground at Maguwo which was used before and during the Second World War.
• Adisucipto is being redeveloped to cope with the increasing number of passengers.
• International flights resumed on 30 January 2008 when AirAsia began to fly the Yogyakarta–Kuala Lumpur route using Airbus 320 aircraft.
• Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) has 2 runways.
• The limited availability of land around the airport triggered the government to relocate the airport to Gadingsari, Sanden in Bantul Regency or to Temon in Kulon Progo Regency.
• In addition to being known as "Adisucipto International Airport", other names for JOG include "Bandar Udara International Adisucipto" and "WARJ (prev: WIIJ)".
• The furthest airport from Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) is Elorza Airport (EOZ), which is nearly antipodal to Adisucipto International Airport (meaning Adisucipto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Elorza Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Elorza, Venezuela.
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• Because of Adisucipto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 350 feet, planes can take off or land at Adisucipto 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 closest airport to Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) is Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) N of JOG.