Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Gwadar, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andrau Airpark (AAP), Houston, Texas, United States and Gwadar International Airport (GWD), Gwadar, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,368 miles (or 13,466 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 Andrau Airpark and Gwadar 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 Andrau Airpark and Gwadar 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: | AAP / KAAP |
Airport Name: | Andrau Airpark |
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°43'0"N by 95°34'59"W |
Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Closed |
Airport Type: | General Aviation |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAP |
More Information: | AAP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWD / OPGD |
Airport Name: | Gwadar International Airport |
Location: | Gwadar, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°13'59"N by 62°19'45"E |
Area Served: | Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWD |
More Information: | GWD Maps & Info |
Facts about Andrau Airpark (AAP):
- Andrau Airpark (AAP) has 2 runways.
- Because of Andrau Airpark's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Andrau Airpark 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 furthest airport from Andrau Airpark (AAP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Andrau Airpark (AAP) is Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of AAP.
- The airport served general aviation for west Houston, but a Douglas DC-3 and an A-26C Invader are known to have landed there.
Facts about Gwadar International Airport (GWD):
- The town of Gwadar was purchased by Government of Pakistan from Sultan of Muscat in 1958.
- Gwadar International Airport (GWD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pakistan anticipates Gwadar becoming a regional economic hub and, in preparation for this, has issued a directive for the development of New Gwadar International Airport.
- Because of Gwadar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Gwadar 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 furthest airport from Gwadar International Airport (GWD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,908 miles (19,165 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Gwadar International Airport (GWD) is Jiwani (JIW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of GWD.