Nonstop flight route between Sana'a, Yemen and Charlottesville, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH), Sana'a, Yemen and Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO), Charlottesville, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,196 miles (or 11,581 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 El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) and Charlottesville–Albemarle 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 El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) and Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH):

• The closest airport to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Hodeida International Airport (HOD), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) WSW of SAH.
• The furthest airport from El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (meaning El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,675 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Because of El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)'s high elevation of 7,216 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)", another name for SAH is "مطار صنعاء الدولي".
• El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO):

• The closest airport to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO) is Orange County Airport (OMH), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of CHO.
• As of January 31, 2014, Allegiant airlines announced that they would be ending service between Charlottesville and Orlando-Sanford on February 23, 2014.
• The furthest airport from Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,627 miles (18,711 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport's relatively low elevation of 639 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottesville–Albemarle 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.