Nonstop flight route between Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia and Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia:
Departure Airport:
(24°8'39"N by 38°3'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°43'59"N by 60°57'9"W)
Distance from YNB to UVF:
6,383.94 miles (10,273.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yanbu International Airport (YNB), Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia and Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,384 miles (or 10,274 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNB / OEYN |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | UVF / TLPL |
| Airport Name: | Hewanorra International Airport |
| Location: | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'59"N by 60°57'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UVF |
| More Information: | UVF Maps & Info |
Facts about Yanbu International Airport (YNB):
- The airport was upgraded in late 2009 to enable it to operate international flights with newly expanded arrival and departure lounges.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yanbu International Airport", another name for YNB is "Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Airport".
- On 24 December 2009, Egypt's AlMasria Universal Airlines became the first international airline to serve the airport.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Hewanorra International Airport (UVF):
- The closest airport to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of UVF.
- Quebecair flight 714, a Boeing 707 jetliner operating a charter flight from Toronto, caught a wind shear while on approach to Hewanorra international airport on 19 February 1979.
- Because of Hewanorra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Hewanorra 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.
- Hewanorra International Airport was originally named Beane Army Airfield and was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force and used in World War II.
- The furthest airport from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Hewanorra International Airport (meaning Hewanorra International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,143 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The airport is a Fire Category 9 airport that handles 500,000 passengers a year and has the capability to handle the Boeing 747, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Boeing 777 and other similar long range intercontinental aircraft.
- Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.14 miles (172.42 km) ENE | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia |     |
| 2 | 183.96 miles (296.05 km) SSE | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 208.69 miles (335.85 km) WNW | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 4 | 242.28 miles (389.92 km) SE | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 305.08 miles (490.98 km) NNW | Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 320.24 miles (515.38 km) NE | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 329.78 miles (530.73 km) S | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 8 | 331.05 miles (532.77 km) W | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 9 | 338.28 miles (544.41 km) NW | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| 10 | 349.22 miles (562.01 km) NW | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 11 | 350.46 miles (564.01 km) SE | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 351.85 miles (566.24 km) WNW | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | Luxor, Egypt | |
| 13 | 382.03 miles (614.82 km) E | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 386.79 miles (622.48 km) ENE | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | 399.59 miles (643.08 km) NW | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,119.55 miles (19,504.48 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,044.44 miles (19,383.59 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,012.61 miles (19,332.38 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,984.48 miles (19,287.10 km) W | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,923.41 miles (19,188.82 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,913.62 miles (19,173.06 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,903.01 miles (19,156.00 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,876.24 miles (19,112.91 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,857.62 miles (19,082.94 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,828.05 miles (19,035.36 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,826.92 miles (19,033.54 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,777.12 miles (18,953.39 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,764.27 miles (18,932.71 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,753.88 miles (18,915.99 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.13 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.01 miles (32.21 km) N | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 2 | 44.24 miles (71.19 km) SSW | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 55.52 miles (89.35 km) SSW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 59.42 miles (95.62 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 5 | 60.38 miles (97.17 km) SSW | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 76.12 miles (122.50 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 84.34 miles (135.74 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 93.59 miles (150.62 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 9 | 108.17 miles (174.08 km) ESE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 10 | 114.62 miles (184.46 km) NNW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 11 | 127.44 miles (205.10 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 12 | 132.01 miles (212.45 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 13 | 153.11 miles (246.40 km) NNW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 14 | 178.69 miles (287.58 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | 179.00 miles (288.07 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.45 miles (19,542.94 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,138.08 miles (19,534.29 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,077.12 miles (19,436.20 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,076.90 miles (19,435.83 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,069.83 miles (19,424.46 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,064.00 miles (19,415.08 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,055.74 miles (19,401.78 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,045.12 miles (19,384.70 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,040.09 miles (19,376.59 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,039.04 miles (19,374.92 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,027.18 miles (19,355.82 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,023.88 miles (19,350.52 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,023.87 miles (19,350.50 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,003.52 miles (19,317.74 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,976.87 miles (19,274.86 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |