Nonstop flight route between Doha, Qatar and Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD), Doha, Qatar and Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,458 miles (or 12,002 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-Udeid Air Base and Las Américas 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-Udeid Air Base and Las Américas 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: | IUD / OTBH |
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Location: | Doha, Qatar |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°7'1"N by 51°18'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Qatar Emiri Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IUD |
More Information: | IUD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDQ / MDSD |
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Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W |
Area Served: | Santo Domingo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDQ |
More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD):
- The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 authorizes $69.6 million in FY2009 spending to build new Air Force and Special Operations facilities.
- From FY2003 to FY2007, Congress authorized and appropriated $126 million for U.S.
- The Administration’s FY2011 military construction request for Qatar was $64.3 million, for Air Force facilities and a National Security Agency warehouse.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Al-Udeid Air Base", other names for IUD include "قاعدة العديد الجوية" and "XJD".
- Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Las Américas Airport opened in 1959 as the official airport of Santo Domingo.
- The average number of daily flights in and out of Las Americas ranges between 68 and 84 flights.
- Concourse B has five gates, B1 through B5.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas 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.
- Las Américas was the hub for Dominicana de Aviación, APA Dominicana International, Air Santo Domingo, and a number of other, smaller airlines.