Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,056 miles (or 11,355 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt, 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKC / KOKC |
| Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
| More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSH / HESH |
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| Location: | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'37"N by 34°23'40"E |
| Area Served: | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public (former Military) |
| Elevation: | 143 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSH |
| More Information: | SSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- The airport is named for comedian and legendary cowboy Will Rogers, an Oklahoma native who died in an airplane crash.
- The airport began a $3.8 million maintenance project in September 2011 to rehabilitate and repair two of its three parking garages.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
- Lariat Landing is a new development on the east side of the airport grounds that encompasses 1,000 acres.
- By the late 1990s the Oklahoma City Airport Trust deemed the 1967-built terminal building unsuitable.
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- A Rockwell Sabreliner, registration N5565 crashed on January 15, 1974, after descending below minimums on an ILS approach in low clouds and fog.
- Various FAR Part 135 Operators operate in and out of the airport, such as small cargo feeder airlines operating small propeller aircraft.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
Facts about Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH):
- Because of Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt 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.
- On January 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed in the Red Sea shortly after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all aboard.
- The furthest airport from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt", another name for SSH is "مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي".
- The closest airport to Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) is St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NNW of SSH.
- On 23 May 2007, the airport's second terminal was inaugurated with a capacity for 5 million passengers per year.
