Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and McGrath, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and McGrath Airport (MCG), McGrath, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,461 miles (or 8,788 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 Mehrabad Airport and McGrath 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 Mehrabad Airport and McGrath Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):

• IKA Airport was scheduled to open in 2004 with international flights gradually changing from Mehrabad starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
• Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
• The airport has the head offices of Iran Air and the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.
• Mehrabad International Airport or Mehrabad is an airport that serves Tehran, Iran.
• The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
• The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
• An aircraft engineering and maintenance company Fajr Ashian, has a maintenance hangar adjacent to main airport premises.
• Mehrabad International Airport consists of six terminals, with Terminals 1,3 and 5 only used during Haj and Umrah seasons.

Facts about McGrath Airport (MCG):

• The furthest airport from McGrath Airport (MCG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,435 miles (16,793 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "McGrath Airport", another name for MCG is "(formerly McGrath Army Airbase)".
• The closest airport to McGrath Airport (MCG) is Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WSW of MCG.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport had 5,278 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 4,893 in 2009, and 5,242 in 2010.
• McGrath Airport (MCG) has 2 runways.
• The facility covers an area of 641 acres at an elevation of 341 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of McGrath Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at McGrath 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.