how far is yemen from israel

Yemen lies roughly 2,200 kilometers (about 1,370 miles) away from Israel when measured in a straight line across the Red Sea and the Arabian Peninsula.

Straight‑line distance

• The “as the crow flies” air distance between the centers of Israel and Yemen is commonly estimated at around 2,209 km (1,373 mi).

• Some sources round this to about 2,030–2,040 km , depending on exactly which points inside each country are used.

Flight time

• At a typical commercial‑aircraft cruising speed of about 560 mph (900 km/h) , a direct flight from Israel to Yemen would take roughly 2.4 to 2.5 hours in the air.

• In practice, commercial routes are much longer or nonexistent due to politics and terrain, so real‑world travel via connecting flights can take half a day or more.

A few point‑to‑point examples

Here are approximate distances between major cities (air distance):

Israel city → Yemen city| Approx. distance
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Jerusalem → Sanaa| about 2,030–2,070 km 157
Tel Aviv / Rishon LeZion → Sanaa| about 2,070 km 15
Haifa → Sanaa| about 2,150 km 1

Quick context

• Geographically, Yemen is on the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, while Israel is on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, so the two countries are separated by Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Red Sea.

• Because of the regional security situation, there are currently no direct civilian flights between Israel and Yemen, even though the straight‑line distance is not extraordinarily long.

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