Nonstop flight route between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CGAS Port Angeles (NOW), Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,365 miles (or 11,853 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 CGAS Port Angeles and Dubai 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 CGAS Port Angeles and Dubai 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: | NOW / KNOW |
| Airport Name: | CGAS Port Angeles |
| Location: | Port Angeles, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°8'26"N by 123°24'38"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from NOW |
| More Information: | NOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DXB / OMDB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°15'10"N by 55°21'51"E |
| Area Served: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Dubai |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DXB |
| More Information: | DXB Maps & Info |
Facts about CGAS Port Angeles (NOW):
- During WWII, the Air Station expanded to include a gunnery school training aerial gunners and local defense forces.
- Because of CGAS Port Angeles's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at CGAS Port Angeles 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 CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,757 miles (17,311 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The main roles of the station is search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, waterway security, boating and fishery safety and environmental protection.
- The closest airport to CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is William R. Fairchild International AirportPort Angeles Army Airfield (CLM), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NOW.
Facts about Dubai International Airport (DXB):
- The Cargo Mega Terminal, which will have the capacity to handle 3 million tonnes of cargo a year, is a major development.
- The advent of wide body aircraft a need for further airport development in the 1970s which had already been foreseen by the Ruler of Dubai and plans for a new Terminal, runways and taxiways capable of coping with international flights.
- In addition to being known as "Dubai International Airport", another name for DXB is "مطار دبي الدولي".
- Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai.
- Dubai International Airport (DXB) has 2 runways.
- The Government of Dubai provides short and long range search and rescue services, police support, medical evacuation and general purpose flights for the airport and all VIP flights to the airport.
- Dubai International Airport handled 66,431,533 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of DXB.
- Construction of the airport was ordered by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, in 1959.
- Because of Dubai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai 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.
- During the 1980s, Dubai was a stopping point for airlines such as Air India, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and others travelling between Asia and Europe that needed a refuelling point in the Persian Gulf.
- The furthest airport from Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
