Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Ovda, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Ovda Airport (VDA), Ovda, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,963 miles (or 11,207 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 Wiley Post Airport and Ovda 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 Wiley Post Airport and Ovda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wiley Post Airport (PWA):

• Wiley Post Airport (PWA) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Wiley Post Airport (PWA) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSE of PWA.
• The furthest airport from Wiley Post Airport (PWA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,849 miles (17,460 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• It was named after Wiley Post, the first pilot to fly solo around the world, and holds the distinction of being named after a person who died in an airplane crash.
• The airport provides a base for over 300 aircraft in its fully leased hangars.

Facts about Ovda Airport (VDA):

• The furthest airport from Ovda Airport (VDA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,788 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Ovda Airport (VDA) has 2 runways.
• On January 1, 2009, the airport was closed to landing traffic during nighttime until further notice by the Ministry of Transport, due to the deteriorating condition of its runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ovda Airport", another name for VDA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה עוֹבְדָה".
• The closest airport to Ovda Airport (VDA) is Yotvata Airfield (YOT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of VDA.
• Ovda Airport is a military and civilian airport in Israel, located in the south of the country, about 60 km north of the city of Eilat.
• In 1988 a decision was made that international flights bringing tourists to Eilat would land at Ovda, instead of at Eilat.
• Ovda was originally built as a military airport in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases.
• Ovda Airport handled 136,791 passengers last year.
• The airport is expected to cease civilian flights once Eilat's new international airport in Timna opens.