Nonstop flight route between Pahokee, Florida, United States and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK), Pahokee, Florida, United States and Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,803 miles (or 12,558 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Sharjah 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Sharjah 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: | PHK / KPHK |
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Location: | Pahokee, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°47'6"N by 80°41'35"W |
Area Served: | Pahokee, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHK |
More Information: | PHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHJ / OMSJ |
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Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°19'45"N by 55°30'57"E |
Area Served: | Sharjah, UAE |
Operator/Owner: | Sharjah International Airport |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHJ |
More Information: | SHJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK):
- Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Palm Beach County Glades Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach County Glades 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 airport's fixed base operator is Landmark Aviation.
- In addition to being known as "Palm Beach County Glades Airport", another name for PHK is "Pahokee Airport".
- The closest airport to Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of PHK.
- Palm Beach County Glades Airport covers an area of 243 acres at an elevation of 16 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport, commonly referred to as "Pahokee", does not have a control tower.
Facts about Sharjah International Airport (SHJ):
- The closest airport to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SHJ.
- Because of Sharjah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharjah 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.
- The airport is 15 km away from central Dubai.
- Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sharjah International Airport", another name for SHJ is "مطار الشارقة الدولي".
- Sharjah International Airport handled 7,516,538 passengers last year.
- Sharjah Airport is the second largest Middle East airfreight hub in cargo tonnage, according to official 2009 statistics from Airports Council International.
- The furthest airport from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.