Nonstop flight route between Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel and Elkhart, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel and Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI), Elkhart, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,108 miles (or 9,830 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 Ben Gurion Airport and Elkhart Municipal 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 Ben Gurion Airport and Elkhart Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• Prior to the opening of Terminal 3, Terminal 1 was the main terminal building at Ben Gurion Airport.
• The head office of El Al is located at Ben Gurion Airport, as is the head office of the Israel Airports Authority, and the head office of the Civil Aviation Authority.CAL Cargo Air Lines has its head office in the Airport City development of Ben Gurion.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• After the main security check, passengers wait for their flights in the star-shaped duty-free rotunda.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• In February 2006, the Israel Airports Authority announced plans to invest 4.3 million NIS in a new VIP wing for private jet passengers and crews, as well as others interested in avoiding the main terminal.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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 original layout of the airfield as designed by the British in the 1930s included four intersecting 800 m runways suitable for the piston-engined aircraft of the day.

Facts about Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI):

• Because of Elkhart Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Elkhart Municipal 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.
• Elkhart Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Elkhart, a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.
• The furthest airport from Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,170 miles (17,976 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Elkhart Municipal Airport", another name for EKI is "EKM".
• Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NW of EKI.
• Elkhart Municipal Airport covers an area of 640 acres at an elevation of 778 feet above mean sea level.