Nonstop flight route between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Marsa Alam, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Marsa Alam (RMF), Marsa Alam, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,701 miles (or 10,784 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 Edmonton International Airport and Marsa Alam, 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 Edmonton International Airport and Marsa Alam. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Edmonton International Airport (YEG):

• EIA offers US Border Pre-clearance facilities.
• In 1998, the airport underwent a $282 million "1998–2005 Redevelopment Project".
• Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport and purchased over 7,000 acres of land.
• Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.
• By the time the expansion project was completed in 2005, continued passenger growth triggered planning for another expansion.
• Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.
• Edmonton Transit System provides express service between the Edmonton International Airport and the Century Park LRT Station, facilitating connections to the region's wider transit system.
• The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
• The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Marsa Alam (RMF):

• The closest airport to Marsa Alam (RMF) is Luxor International Airport (LXR), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) WNW of RMF.
• The highest record temperature was 45 °C, recorded on May 10, 2010, while the lowest record temperature was 5 °C, recorded on January 3, 2008.
• Marsa Alam also has some inland attractions, such as the Emerald Mines and the Temple of Seti I at Khanais.
• Because of Marsa Alam's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Marsa Alam 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.
• Madinat Coraya is located about 65 km from Marsa Alam City and just 5 km from Marsa Alam International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Marsa Alam (RMF) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Marsa Alam (meaning Marsa Alam is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.