Nonstop flight route between Birjand, Iran and Santiago, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Birjand International Airport (XBJ), Birjand, Iran and Cibao International Airport (STI), Santiago, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,538 miles (or 12,131 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 Birjand International Airport and Cibao 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 Birjand International Airport and Cibao International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Birjand International Airport (XBJ):

• The furthest airport from Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Birjand International Airport", another name for XBJ is "فرودگاه بین المللی بیرجند".
• The closest airport to Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Tabas Airport (TCX), which is located 147 miles (237 kilometers) WNW of XBJ.
• Birjand Airport is a small airport near Birjand, Iran.
• In February 2012, Birjand International Airport saw the first traffic by a large aircraft, Iran Air's Airbus 300, on a test flight in order to prepare for Hajj traffic.
• Birjand International Airport (XBJ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Birjand International Airport's high elevation of 4,952 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XBJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XBJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Cibao International Airport (STI):

• The furthest airport from Cibao International Airport (STI) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Cibao International Airport (meaning Cibao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Cibao International Airport infrastructure consists of the main international terminal, domestic terminal and a cargo terminal.
• Cibao International Airport (STI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Cibao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Cibao 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.
• Air Century operated four weekly flights to Punta Cana and Santo Domingo-JBQ.
• By the end of 2005 the airport's operator began one of the biggest expansions for this airport.
• Cibao International Airport handled 1,092,229 passengers last year.
• In 2005 the airport received an Antonov AN-124 of Volga-Dnepr, for the first time, from Spain for military activity along the border with Haiti.
• In June, 2008, Continental Airlines announced the discontinuation of their services to Santiago until September 3.
• In addition to being known as "Cibao International Airport", another name for STI is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao".
• The closest airport to Cibao International Airport (STI) is Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of STI.