Nonstop flight route between Shishmaref, Alaska, United States and Salalah, Oman:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shishmaref Airport (SHH), Shishmaref, Alaska, United States and Salalah Airport (SLL), Salalah, Oman would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,321 miles (or 10,173 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 Shishmaref Airport and Salalah 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 Shishmaref Airport and Salalah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shishmaref Airport (SHH):

• The furthest airport from Shishmaref Airport (SHH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,355 miles (16,664 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Shishmaref Airport (SHH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Shishmaref Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Shishmaref 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.
• The closest airport to Shishmaref Airport (SHH) is Brevig Mission Airport (KTS), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) S of SHH.

Facts about Salalah Airport (SLL):

• The Salalah International Airport is built to cater to 1 million passengers annually in its initial construction phase, and will be opened at the end of 2014.
• Salalah Airport (SLL) has 2 runways.
• The airport is located in the Dhofar Governorate in the southern part of the Sultanate.
• In addition to being known as "Salalah Airport", another name for SLL is "مطار صلالة".
• In 2011 planning and construction began for the new state-of-the-art Salalah International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Salalah Airport (SLL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Salalah Airport (SLL) is Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) WSW of SLL.
• Because of Salalah Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Salalah 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.