Nonstop flight route between Yuma, Arizona, United States and Ankara, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yuma International Airport (YUM), Yuma, Arizona, United States and Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), Ankara, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,998 miles (or 11,263 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 Yuma International Airport and Esenboğa 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 Yuma International Airport and Esenboğa 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 Yuma International Airport (YUM):

• The closest airport to Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of YUM.
• Yuma International Airport (YUM) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Yuma International Airport", other names for YUM include "MCAS Yuma" and "NYL".
• The furthest airport from Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,537 miles (18,567 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Yuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 216 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuma 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 1925, the Yuma Chamber of Commerce went to work to secure an airport for Yuma.
• The airport's FAA location identifier was YUM until June 2008, when it was changed to use MCAS Yuma's identifier of NYL.
• CareFlight is accredited by the Commission of Medical Transport Services as a critical care transport service.
• On April 1, 2011, Southwest Airlines Flight 812 with 118 passengers en route from Phoenix to Sacramento diverted to the airport after a rapid decompression which was the result of a large tear in the plane's fuselage 40 minutes into the flight.

Facts about Esenboğa International Airport (ESB):

• Esenboğa International Airport was awarded as the best airport in Europe by ACI Europe and the award presented to airport officials on 17 June 2009 in Manchester.
• In addition to being known as "Esenboğa International Airport", another name for ESB is "Esenboğa Uluslararası Havalimanı".
• The closest airport to Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNE of ESB.
• The furthest airport from Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) has 2 runways.
• Esenboğa International Airport handled 10,900,000 passengers last year.
• A combined domestic and international terminal has recently opened, on October 2006, following two years of construction works.