Nonstop flight route between Rockland, Maine, United States and Tel Aviv, Israel:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), Rockland, Maine, United States and Sde Dov Airport (SDV), Tel Aviv, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,325 miles (or 8,570 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 Knox County Regional Airport and Sde Dov 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 Knox County Regional Airport and Sde Dov Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKD / KRKD |
Airport Name: | Knox County Regional Airport |
Location: | Rockland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°3'36"N by 69°5'57"W |
Area Served: | Rockland, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | Knox County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKD |
More Information: | RKD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDV / LLSD |
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Location: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'38"N by 34°46'46"E |
Area Served: | Israel |
Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDV |
More Information: | SDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Knox County Regional Airport (RKD):
- The furthest airport from Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,708 miles (18,842 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Knox County Regional Airport covers an area of 538 acres at an elevation of 56 feet above mean sea level.
- During the summer months, the airport is one of Maine's busiest, with significant private jet operations bringing visitors to the numerous summer colonies in the Penobscot Bay region.
- Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of RKD.
- Because of Knox County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Knox County Regional 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 Sde Dov Airport (SDV):
- Sde Dov Airport (SDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sde Dov Airport (SDV) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of SDV.
- The furthest airport from Sde Dov Airport (SDV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,669 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The early 1990s saw a rapid rise in land values in the Tel Aviv area following the massive immigration wave from the ex-Soviet Union and the rapid economic growth fueled by the peace prospects in 1993–1996 and subsequent hi-tech boom.
- In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the airport served as a base to the Israeli Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Sde Dov Airport", another name for SDV is "שדה דב مطار سدي دوف".
- Because of Sde Dov Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Sde Dov 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.