Nonstop flight route between Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia and Doha, Qatar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paraburdoo Airport (PBO), Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia and Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD), Doha, Qatar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,559 miles (or 8,946 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 Paraburdoo Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base, 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 Paraburdoo Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBO / YPBO |
Airport Name: | Paraburdoo Airport |
Location: | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°10'17"S by 117°44'44"E |
Area Served: | Paraburdoo, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Rio Tinto Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1406 feet (429 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBO |
More Information: | PBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IUD / OTBH |
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Location: | Doha, Qatar |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°7'1"N by 51°18'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Qatar Emiri Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IUD |
More Information: | IUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Paraburdoo Airport (PBO):
- The closest airport to Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) is Tom Price Airport (TPR), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of PBO.
- Paraburdoo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- The furthest airport from Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Paraburdoo Airport (meaning Paraburdoo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD):
- Al Udeid Air Base is a military base west of Doha, Qatar, also known as Abu Nakhlah Airport.
- The closest airport to Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ENE of IUD.
- In addition to being known as "Al-Udeid Air Base", other names for IUD include "قاعدة العديد الجوية" and "XJD".
- Qatar invested over $US1 billion to construct the Al Udeid air base south of Doha during the 1990s.
- Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Between 2001 and 2009 the airbase was used by the British Royal Air Force with transport and fast-jet aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Udeid Air Base (meaning Al-Udeid Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Al-Udeid Air Base's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Udeid Air Base 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 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 authorizes $69.6 million in FY2009 spending to build new Air Force and Special Operations facilities.
- With its small territory and narrow population base, Qatar relies to a large degree on external cooperation and support for its security.
- The Al Udeid Air Base now serves as a logistics, command, and basing hub for U.S.