Nonstop flight route between St. Louis, Missouri, United States and El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States and El Debba Airport (EDB), El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,983 miles (or 11,237 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and El Debba 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and El Debba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• During the war, the airport became a manufacturing base for McDonnell Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
• By September 2002, Lambert's passenger traffic had declined by 16.9% from before the terrorist attacks a year earlier, which was the 8th biggest percentage drop of the major US airports.
• American Airlines is now the airport's second-busiest operating airline.
• Despite the entry of Southwest Airlines in the market, the TWA buyout of Ozark and subsequent increase in the number of nonstop cities served, the total number of passengers using Lambert held steady from 1985 through 1993, ranging between 19 million and 20 million passengers per year throughout the period.
• In 1982, Trans World Airlines moved its hub from Kansas City International Airport.

Facts about El Debba Airport (EDB):

• In addition to being known as "El Debba Airport", another name for EDB is "Elddebba".
• The furthest airport from El Debba Airport (EDB) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to El Debba Airport (meaning El Debba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to El Debba Airport (EDB) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNW of EDB.
• Because of El Debba Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at El Debba 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.