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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Medina

We measured the great-circle distance from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Medina, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Auckland (AKL) — نيوزيلندا15,55118h 53mOpen calculator
2Sydney (SYD) — Australia13,40416h 21mOpen calculator
3Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico13,39416h 20mOpen calculator
4Los Angeles (LAX) — USA13,11216h 1mOpen calculator
5Melbourne (MEL) — Australia12,92415h 47mOpen calculator
6Buenos Aires (EZE) — الأرجنتين12,24714h 59mOpen calculator
7Miami (MIA) — USA11,47714h 5mOpen calculator
8Chicago (ORD) — USA10,86913h 22mOpen calculator
9Sao Paulo (GRU) — البرازيل10,70713h 11mOpen calculator
10Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — البرازيل10,37912h 48mOpen calculator
11Toronto (YYZ) — كندا10,23212h 37mOpen calculator
12New York (JFK) — USA10,03512h 23mOpen calculator
13Montreal (YUL) — كندا9,73712h 2mOpen calculator
14Tokyo (NRT) — Japan9,33111h 34mOpen calculator
15Bali (DPS) — Indonesia8,96811h 8mOpen calculator
16Osaka (KIX) — Japan8,96711h 8mOpen calculator
17Manila (MNL) — الفلبين8,48310h 34mOpen calculator
18Seoul (ICN) — South Korea8,10710h 7mOpen calculator
19Taipei (TPE) — تايوان8,08310h 6mOpen calculator
20Jakarta (CGK) — Indonesia8,00110hOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Medina by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
92Jeddah (JED) — Saudi Arabia3240h 58mOpen calculator
93Taif (TIF) — Saudi Arabia3521hOpen calculator
94Qassim (ELQ) — Saudi Arabia4521h 7mOpen calculator
95Riyadh (RUH) — Saudi Arabia7081h 25mOpen calculator
96Abha (ABT) — Saudi Arabia7661h 29mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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