Nonstop flight route between Hofuf, Saudi Arabia and Wuhan, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF), Hofuf, Saudi Arabia and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), Wuhan, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,912 miles (or 6,295 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 Al-Ahsa International Airport and Wuhan Tianhe 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 Al-Ahsa International Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOF / OEAH |
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Location: | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°17'7"N by 49°29'5"E |
Area Served: | Hofuf (Al-Asha) |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 588 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOF |
More Information: | HOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUH / ZHHH |
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Location: | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E |
Area Served: | Wuhan |
Operator/Owner: | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Co. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WUH |
More Information: | WUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF):
- Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Al-Ahsa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 588 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Ahsa 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.
- Al-Ahsa airport has almost completed the process to acquire the status of international airport.
- In addition to being known as "Al-Ahsa International Airport", another name for HOF is "مطار الأحساء الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Ahsa International Airport (meaning Al-Ahsa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,122 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) NNE of HOF.
Facts about Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH):
- A Xinhua Airline plane in front of the then Terminal 2
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Wuhan Tianhe 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.
- Plans also exist to eventually extend Line 2 of Wuhan Metro to Tianhe Airport.
- The furthest airport from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (meaning Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Recent developments included the construction of a second terminal, a planned second runway in order to better serve the increasing passengers as well as to accommodate the Airbus 380 jumbo jet.
- In addition to being known as "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport", other names for WUH include "武汉天河国际机场" and "Wǔhàn Tiānhé Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport handled 11,646,789 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WSW of WUH.