Nonstop flight route between Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yanbu International Airport (YNB), Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia and St Mary's Airport (ISC), St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,961 miles (or 4,765 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 Yanbu International Airport and St Mary's 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 Yanbu International Airport and St Mary's Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNB / OEYN |
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Location: | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°8'39"N by 38°3'47"E |
Area Served: | Yanbu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNB |
More Information: | YNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISC / EGHE |
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Location: | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W |
Area Served: | Isles of Scilly |
Operator/Owner: | Council of the Isles of Scilly |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISC |
More Information: | ISC Maps & Info |
Facts about Yanbu International Airport (YNB):
- Yanbu International Airport (YNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yanbu International Airport", another name for YNB is "Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Airport".
- The airport's full name is Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Airport.
- All the international destinations are serviced by foreign airlines.
- 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.
- The ground floor features a shopping area as well as a cafe offering a variety of hot and cold sandwiches, pastries, ice-cream, and other desserts.
- 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.
Facts about St Mary's Airport (ISC):
- The closest airport to St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Tresco Heliport (TSO), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of ISC.
- In 1984 Isles of Scilly Skybus started flights to St Mary's from Land's End, initially freight and charter.
- St Mary's Airport (ISC) has 2 runways.
- St Mary's Airport handled 89,170 passengers last year.
- Because of St Mary's Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at St Mary's 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.
- St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile east of Hugh Town on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, to the south west of Cornwall, UK.
- A public footpath passes within a few metres of the southern end of the runway.
- In addition to being known as "St Mary's Airport", other names for ISC include "Isles of Scilly Airport" and "Scilly Isles/St Mary's Airport".
- The furthest airport from St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to St Mary's Airport (meaning St Mary's Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In May 2013, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company and the Council of the Isles of Scilly submitted a joint bid for finance from the European Regional Development Fund for improvements to the terminal, new lighting and navigational systems and runway resurfacing, together with runway resurfacing at Land's End Airport.
- In 1975, a new terminal was opened by the then incumbent Prime Minister Harold Wilson.