Nonstop flight route between Wroclaw, Poland and Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO), Wroclaw, Poland and Yanbu International Airport (YNB), Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,176 miles (or 3,503 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 relatively short distance between Copernicus Airport Wrocław and Yanbu International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO):

• In addition to being known as "Copernicus Airport Wrocław", another name for WRO is "Port Lotniczy Wrocław im. Mikołaja Kopernika".
• On December 6, 2005 the airport was renamed after the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who in Wrocław studied and received a scholarship.
• Following are the official airport annual traffic levels
• Because of Copernicus Airport Wrocław's relatively low elevation of 404 feet, planes can take off or land at Copernicus Airport Wrocław 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 Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,637 miles (18,728 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Wrocław–Copernicus Airport is an international commercial airport in Wrocław in southwestern Poland.
• On 19 July 2006 the architectural firm JSK was chosen to design a significant airport expansion.
• The first international flights were inaugurated in January 1993, serving Frankfurt, Germany.
• The closest airport to Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) is Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) NNW of WRO.
• Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Yanbu International Airport (YNB):

• In addition to being known as "Yanbu International Airport", another name for YNB is "Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Airport".
• The airport was upgraded in late 2009 to enable it to operate international flights with newly expanded arrival and departure lounges.
• The closest airport to Yanbu International Airport (YNB) is Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) ENE of YNB.
• With passenger terminal areas of 8,500 sq.
• The airport's full name is Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Airport.
• The furthest airport from Yanbu International Airport (YNB) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Yanbu International Airport (meaning Yanbu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Yanbu International Airport (YNB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Smoking is prohibited inside the terminal building.
• Because of Yanbu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Yanbu 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.