Nonstop flight route between Masset, British Columbia, Canada and Doha, Qatar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Masset Airport (ZMT), Masset, British Columbia, Canada and Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD), Doha, Qatar would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,965 miles (or 11,208 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 Masset Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base, 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 Masset Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Masset Airport (ZMT):

• The closest airport to Masset Airport (ZMT) is Sandspit Airport (YZP), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of ZMT.
• Masset Airport (ZMT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Masset Airport (ZMT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,691 miles (17,206 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Because of Masset Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Masset 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 Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD):

• Because of Al-Udeid Air Base's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Udeid Air Base 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.
• The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 authorizes $117 million in FY2010 spending to build new Air Force recreational, dormitory, and other facilities at Al Udeid.
• Qatar invested over $US1 billion to construct the Al Udeid air base south of Doha during the 1990s.
• The furthest airport from Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Udeid Air Base (meaning Al-Udeid Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• With its small territory and narrow population base, Qatar relies to a large degree on external cooperation and support for its security.
• As part of Australia's contribution to coalition forces in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, fourteen F/A-18 Hornet fighters from No.
• The closest airport to Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ENE of IUD.
• Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Al-Udeid Air Base", other names for IUD include "قاعدة العديد الجوية" and "XJD".
• Al Udeid and other facilities in Qatar serve as logistics, command, and basing hubs for the U.S.