Nonstop flight route between Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands and Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cyril E. King Airport (STT), Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,424 miles (or 11,947 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 Cyril E. King Airport and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International 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 Cyril E. King Airport and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STT / TIST |
Airport Name: | Cyril E. King Airport |
Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'13"N by 64°58'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Virgin Islands Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STT |
More Information: | STT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DWC / OMDW |
Airport Name: | Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport |
Location: | Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°55'5"N by 55°10'32"E |
Area Served: | Dubai |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Dubai |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DWC |
More Information: | DWC Maps & Info |
Facts about Cyril E. King Airport (STT):
- Cyril E. King Airport (STT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cyril E. King Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Cyril E. King 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.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force 23rd Fighter Squadron deployed P-40 Warhawk fighters to the airport from March 1942 – May 1943.
- The furthest airport from Cyril E. King Airport (STT) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Cyril E. King Airport (meaning Cyril E. King Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cyril E. King Airport (STT) is Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of STT.
Facts about Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC):
- Because of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum 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 airport will complement Dubai International Airport, some 40 km away.
- Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of DWC.
- The furthest airport from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- At the time of its opening, three cargo service airlines served Al Maktoum International Airport, including RUS Aviation, Aerospace Consortium and European Cargo Services.
- Upon completion it will be the second largest airport in land area.