Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and Aden, Yemen:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and Aden International Airport (ADE), Aden, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,824 miles (or 14,201 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 Marin County Airport and Aden 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 Marin County Airport and Aden International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):

• The airport was opened by the Wright family just after World War II to serve the thousands of ex-military pilots expected to be flying after the war.
• AWOS reports more closely conditions on the 31 end of the runway, and wind conditions are commonly significantly different on each end of the runway.
• Gnoss has two windsocks.
• When Gnoss Field's crosswinds exceed pilot or aircraft limitations, local pilots generally land at Petaluma Municipal / K069, 327 magnetic heading) or Napa County Airport / KAPC, 058 magnetic heading).
• The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
• Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
• Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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.
• There is a plan to extend the length of Gnoss' runway by 1100', to 4400'.
• The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.

Facts about Aden International Airport (ADE):

• The airport was established on the former RAF Khormaksar, which opened in 1917 and closed as an RAF station in 1967.
• The closest airport to Aden International Airport (ADE) is Ta'izz International Airport (TAI), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NW of ADE.
• The furthest airport from Aden International Airport (ADE) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aden International Airport (meaning Aden International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,091 miles (19,458 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Aden International Airport (ADE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Aden International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Aden 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.
• In addition to being known as "Aden International Airport", another name for ADE is "مطار عدن الدولي".
• The new terminal was built between 1983–1985 with a capacity of one million passenger a year.