Nonstop flight route between Tel Aviv, Israel and Richmond, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sde Dov Airport (SDV), Tel Aviv, Israel and Richmond Municipal Airport (RID), Richmond, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,147 miles (or 9,892 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 Sde Dov Airport and Richmond Municipal 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 Sde Dov Airport and Richmond Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RID / KRID |
Airport Name: | Richmond Municipal Airport |
Location: | Richmond, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°45'21"N by 84°50'34"W |
Area Served: | Richmond, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Richmond BOAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1140 feet (347 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RID |
More Information: | RID Maps & Info |
Facts about Sde Dov Airport (SDV):
- In addition to being known as "Sde Dov Airport", another name for SDV is "שדה דב مطار سدي دوف".
- 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.
- 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.
- In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the airport served as a base to the Israeli Air Force.
- The issue remained unresolved until late 2006 when it was announced that the airport would be vacated to make way for residential redevelopment.
- Today, Sde Dov Airport mostly handles domestic flights within Israel, as well as light-aircraft activity and limited international flights, mostly to nearby Cyprus.
- The closest airport to Sde Dov Airport (SDV) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of SDV.
- Sde Dov Airport (SDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the new residential area suffered from aircraft noise, residents joined in the demand that the airport be relocated.
Facts about Richmond Municipal Airport (RID):
- The first airline flights at Richmond were TWA DC-3s in late 1947.
- The furthest airport from Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,266 miles (18,131 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) is Mettel Field (CEV), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of RID.
- Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) has 2 runways.