Nonstop flight route between Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ), DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,993 miles (or 11,254 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 Sharjah International Airport and DuBois Regional 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 Sharjah International Airport and DuBois Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sharjah International Airport (SHJ):

• The current Sharjah Airport was built in the 1970s and was opened on 1 January 1977.
• The closest airport to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SHJ.
• Because of Sharjah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharjah International 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.
• Sharjah International Airport handled 7,516,538 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sharjah International Airport", another name for SHJ is "مطار الشارقة الدولي".
• The furthest airport from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 116 feet above mean sea level.
• Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ):

• Brockway Glass Corporation, headquartered in nearby Brockway, Pennsylvania, built a corporate hangar for their aircraft, and Fixed Base Operator Beechwoods Flying Service built general aviation "T hangars", fuel pumps and maintenance hangars.
• The furthest airport from DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• DuBois Regional is a refueling stop for many transient aircraft due to its proximity to Interstate 80 and several main east-west air routes, as well as an on-field restaurant.
• The closest airport to DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of DUJ.
• Since 1991 the airport complex has continued to expand and renovate its facilities.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 3,230 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,096 in 2009, and 5,728 in 2010.
• DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) currently has only 1 runway.