Nonstop flight route between Utica, New York, United States and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oneida County Airport (UCA), Utica, New York, United States and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,630 miles (or 9,060 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 Oneida County Airport and Ben Gurion 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 Oneida County Airport and Ben Gurion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Oneida County Airport (UCA):

• The closest airport to Oneida County Airport (UCA) is Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) W of UCA.
• The furthest airport from Oneida County Airport (UCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Oneida County Airport (UCA) has 2 runways.
• In the 1960s Mohawk Airlines stopped at Utica, and Empire Airlines in the 1980s.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport boarded 2,122 passengers in calendar year 2004 and 1,951 in 2005.
• Because of Oneida County Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Oneida County 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.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• The Airport City development, an office park, is located east of the main airport property.
• 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 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.
• The main runway is the oldest surviving runway in the airport, with the quiet and short runways having been built in the late 1960s and 1970s.
• 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".
• After the main security check, passengers wait for their flights in the star-shaped duty-free rotunda.
• While Ben Gurion Airport has been a target of Palestinian attacks, the adoption of strict security precautions has ensured that no aircraft departing from Ben Gurion airport has ever been hijacked.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.