Nonstop flight route between Moudjeria, Mauritania and Ovda, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Letfotar Airport (MOM), Moudjeria, Mauritania and Ovda Airport (VDA), Ovda, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,091 miles (or 4,974 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 Letfotar Airport and Ovda 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 Letfotar Airport and Ovda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOM / GQNL |
Airport Name: | Letfotar Airport |
Location: | Moudjeria, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'0"N by 12°30'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from MOM |
More Information: | MOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDA / LLOV |
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Location: | Ovda, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°56'25"N by 34°56'8"E |
Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
Operator/Owner: | IAA |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDA |
More Information: | VDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Letfotar Airport (MOM):
- The closest airport to Letfotar Airport (MOM) is Tidjikja Airport (TIY), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NE of MOM.
- The furthest airport from Letfotar Airport (MOM) is Bauerfield International Airport (VLI), which is nearly antipodal to Letfotar Airport (meaning Letfotar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bauerfield International Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Facts about Ovda Airport (VDA):
- Ovda Airport handled 136,791 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ovda Airport (VDA) is Yotvata Airfield (YOT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of VDA.
- The airport is expected to cease civilian flights once Eilat's new international airport in Timna opens.
- In 1988 a decision was made that international flights bringing tourists to Eilat would land at Ovda, instead of at Eilat.
- Ovda Airport (VDA) has 2 runways.
- Ovda Airport is a military and civilian airport in Israel, located in the south of the country, about 60 km north of the city of Eilat.
- Ovda Airport started out as an airbase for the Israeli Air Force, constructed by the United States as a replacement for Etzion Air Force Base.
- The furthest airport from Ovda Airport (VDA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,788 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Today, the airport sees regular scheduled domestic services operated by Israir, Arkia Israel Airlines, and El Al Israel Airlines as well as regular charter services from across Europe.
- In addition to being known as "Ovda Airport", another name for VDA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה עוֹבְדָה".