Nonstop flight route between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia and Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC), Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,187 miles (or 13,175 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón 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: | MED / OEMA |
Airport Name: | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport |
Location: | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E |
Area Served: | Medina |
Operator/Owner: | TIBAH Airports Operation Co. Ltd (TAV) |
Airport Type: | Privatized |
Elevation: | 2151 feet (656 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MED |
More Information: | MED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRC / MMTC |
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Location: | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°34'5"N by 103°24'38"W |
Area Served: | Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Durango |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 3688 feet (1,124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRC |
More Information: | TRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- The closest airport to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Yanbu International Airport (YNB), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WSW of MED.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- On 16 March 2001, the airport was the scene of a bloody end to the hijacking of a Russian based Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 jet bound from Istanbul to Moscow carrying 162 passengers.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
Facts about Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC):
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport", another name for TRC is "Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia".
- The closest airport to Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) SW of TRC.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia Tinoco, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico.
- Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) has 2 runways.