Nonstop flight route between Plymouth, United Kingdom and Al Muharraq, Bahrain:
Departure Airport:
(50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°16'14"N by 50°38'0"E)
Distance from PLH to BAH:
3,306.68 miles (5,321.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom and Bahrain International Airport (BAH), Al Muharraq, Bahrain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,307 miles (or 5,322 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 Plymouth City Airport and Bahrain 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 Plymouth City Airport and Bahrain 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: | PLH / EGHD |
| Airport Name: | Plymouth City Airport |
| Location: | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W |
| Area Served: | Plymouth |
| Operator/Owner: | Plymouth City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 476 feet (145 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLH |
| More Information: | PLH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAH / OBBI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Al Muharraq, Bahrain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°16'14"N by 50°38'0"E |
| Area Served: | Bahrain |
| Operator/Owner: | Bahrain Airport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAH |
| More Information: | BAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):
- Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.
- The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- However, despite many local residents sharing the view that these developments represented the 'beginning of the end' for the airport, in October 2007 Air Southwest announced new routes to Dublin, Cork, Chambéry, Glasgow International Airport and Newcastle Airport.
- Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- An RAF Chinook was forced to make an emergency landing at Plymouth Airport on 25 Nov 2011.
- Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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.
Facts about Bahrain International Airport (BAH):
- The first scheduled commercial airliner to arrive in Bahrain, in 1932, was a flight from London to Delhi operated on a Handley Page H.P.42 aircraft named "Hannibal." The H.P.42 carried only 24 passengers, and the flight from London had taken several days of flying at speeds of 100 miles per hour.
- Bahrain International Airport handled 7,793,527 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bahrain International Airport (BAH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Bahrain International Airport (meaning Bahrain International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Bahrain International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Bahrain 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.
- There are plans to build light rail lines which would connect the airport to the rest of Bahrain.
- The closest airport to Bahrain International Airport (BAH) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BAH.
- Bahrain International Airport (BAH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bahrain International Airport", other names for BAH include "مطار البحرين الدولي" and "Maṭār al-Baḥrayn al-dwalī".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.22 miles (59.90 km) NE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 39.17 miles (63.03 km) W | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 72.56 miles (116.78 km) WSW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 73.86 miles (118.86 km) NNE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) NNE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 81.72 miles (131.51 km) N | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 89.72 miles (144.39 km) NE | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 95.57 miles (153.81 km) SE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 97.39 miles (156.73 km) ESE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 100.35 miles (161.49 km) NE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 102.27 miles (164.60 km) ENE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) WSW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 103.83 miles (167.10 km) WSW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 104.26 miles (167.79 km) NNW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 118.50 miles (190.71 km) NE | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.45 miles (19,361.09 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,006.20 miles (19,322.05 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,998.81 miles (19,310.16 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,992.59 miles (19,300.16 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,966.88 miles (19,258.78 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,961.06 miles (19,249.41 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,947.14 miles (19,227.00 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,937.36 miles (19,211.27 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,936.06 miles (19,209.18 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,932.33 miles (19,203.18 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,911.75 miles (19,170.06 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,903.46 miles (19,156.71 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,893.35 miles (19,140.45 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,882.15 miles (19,122.42 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,873.60 miles (19,108.66 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.85 miles (48.03 km) W | King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 53.56 miles (86.19 km) WNW | King Fahd International Airport (DMM) | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 90.29 miles (145.30 km) SSE | Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) | Doha, Qatar | |
| 4 | 91.81 miles (147.75 km) SE | Hamad International Airport (DOH) | Doha, Qatar | |
| 5 | 98.71 miles (158.86 km) SW | Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 161.89 miles (260.53 km) SE | Dalma Airport (ZDY) | Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates | |
| 7 | 172.36 miles (277.38 km) ENE | Lavan Airport (LVP) | Lavan Island, Iran | |
| 8 | 185.16 miles (297.99 km) N | Bushehr Airport (BUZ) | Bushehr, Iran | |
| 9 | 207.86 miles (334.52 km) E | Kish International Airport (KIH) | Kish Island, Iran | |
| 10 | 250.28 miles (402.78 km) ENE | Larestan International Airport (LRR) | Lar, Iran | |
| 11 | 255.45 miles (411.11 km) NNE | Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) | Shiraz, Iran | |
| 12 | 260.00 miles (418.43 km) E | Bandar Lengeh Airport (BDH) | Bandar Lengeh, Iran | |
| 13 | 260.82 miles (419.75 km) NW | Kuwait International Airport (KWI) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
| 14 | 261.38 miles (420.64 km) WSW | King Khalid International Airport (RUH) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | 281.13 miles (452.44 km) ESE | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,026.36 miles (19,354.50 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,741.49 miles (18,896.05 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,700.42 miles (18,829.95 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,667.91 miles (18,777.63 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,505.16 miles (18,515.72 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,401.97 miles (18,349.64 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,337.02 miles (18,245.13 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,301.65 miles (18,188.20 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,233.26 miles (18,078.13 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,205.62 miles (18,033.66 km) W | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,173.92 miles (17,982.63 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,133.72 miles (17,917.94 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,113.68 miles (17,885.69 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,089.15 miles (17,846.21 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,083.10 miles (17,836.47 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |