Nonstop flight route between Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP), Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,838 miles (or 12,613 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 Valle de la Pascua 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 Valle de la Pascua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHJ / OMSJ |
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| Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°19'45"N by 55°30'57"E |
| Area Served: | Sharjah, UAE |
| Operator/Owner: | Sharjah International Airport |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHJ |
| More Information: | SHJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDP / SVVP |
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| Location: | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'18"N by 65°59'35"W |
| Area Served: | Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDP |
| More Information: | VDP Maps & Info |
Facts about Sharjah International Airport (SHJ):
- Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 current Sharjah Airport was built in the 1970s and was opened on 1 January 1977.
- Sharjah International Airport handled 7,516,538 passengers last year.
- Sharjah International Airport is home base of the low-cost carrier Air Arabia.
- In addition to being known as "Sharjah International Airport", another name for SHJ is "مطار الشارقة الدولي".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SHJ.
- The number of passengers passing through Sharjah International Airport has drastically increased in the past decade.
Facts about Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP):
- In addition to being known as "Valle de la Pascua Airport", another name for VDP is "Valle de la Pascua".
- Because of Valle de la Pascua Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Valle de la Pascua 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 furthest airport from Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is nearly antipodal to Valle de la Pascua Airport (meaning Valle de la Pascua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Blimbingsari Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) is Calabozo Airport (CLZ), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) WSW of VDP.
- Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) currently has only 1 runway.
