Nonstop flight route between Salalah, Oman and Topeka, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salalah Airport (SLL), Salalah, Oman and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,490 miles (or 12,055 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 Salalah Airport and Forbes Field, 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 Salalah Airport and Forbes Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Salalah Airport (SLL):

• Since 2003, the airport experienced increases in passenger traffic and civilian aircraft traffic.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 2011 planning and construction began for the new state-of-the-art Salalah International Airport.
• Salalah Airport (SLL) has 2 runways.
• Design of the airport takes to account future development projects and allows expansions to cater up to 6 million passengers per year when required.
• Salalah Airport opened in 1977.
• The closest airport to Salalah Airport (SLL) is Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) WSW of SLL.
• In addition to being known as "Salalah Airport", another name for SLL is "مطار صلالة".
• Salalah Airport is the Sultanate of Oman's second gateway.
• It is also expected that tourism in this area will increase steadily over the next 20 years, adding more to the strain on the airport network.

Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
• In 1909, Forbes Field's opening season, the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
• Forbes Field had an original capacity of 25,000, the largest in the league at the time.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• In 1925, the right field grandstand was extended into the corner and into fair territory, reducing the foul line distance from 376 feet to 300 feet.
• Although Forbes Field developed a reputation as a "pitcher-friendly" ballpark, there was never a no-hitter thrown in the more than 4,700 games at the stadium.
• In 1903, Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss began to look for ground to build a larger capacity replacement for the team's then-current home, Exposition Park.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.