Nonstop flight route between Akita, Japan and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akita Airport (AXT), Akita, Japan and King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,089 miles (or 8,190 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 Akita Airport and King Abdulaziz 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 Akita Airport and King Abdulaziz Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXT / RJSK |
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Location: | Akita, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'56"N by 140°13'6"E |
Area Served: | Akita, Akita, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Akita Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 305 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AXT |
More Information: | AXT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DHA / OEDR |
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Location: | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°15'55"N by 50°9'6"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DHA |
More Information: | DHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Akita Airport (AXT):
- In addition to being known as "Akita Airport", other names for AXT include "秋田空港" and "Akita Kūkō".
- Because of Akita Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Akita 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.
- The closest airport to Akita Airport (AXT) is Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) NNE of AXT.
- Akita Airport (AXT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Akita Airport (AXT) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,571 miles (18,622 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
Facts about King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA):
- In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz Air Base", other names for DHA include "قاعدة الملك عبد العزيز الجوية", "Dhahran International Airport" and "مطار الظهران الدولي".
- The airport terminal building is one of the architectural works of Minoru Yamasaki, and was completed in 1961.
- A detachment of Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR1's from No.
- During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991, the U.S.
- Dhahran International Airport in Dhahran, formerly served the city of Dammam and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
- King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz Air Base (meaning King Abdulaziz Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is King Fahd International Airport (DMM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of DHA.
- Because of King Abdulaziz Air Base's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz 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.