Nonstop flight route between Barter Island, Alaska, United States and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,802 miles (or 7,728 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 Barter Island LRRS Airport and Gibraltar 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 Barter Island LRRS Airport and Gibraltar 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: | BTI / PABA |
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Location: | Barter Island, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°8'2"N by 143°34'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTI |
More Information: | BTI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):
- The radar station was upgraded with an AN/FPS-117 minimally attended Long Range surveillance radar in the winter of 1990.
- In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
- Barter Island LRRS Airport is a public/military airport located near the city of Kaktovik on Barter Island, in the North Slope Borough, located 312 miles east of Point Barrow, Alaska.
- Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island LRRS 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 Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.
- With the signing of the North American Air Defence Modernization agreement at the "Shamrock Summit" between Prime Minister Mulroney and President Reagan in Quebec City on 18 March 1985, the DEW Line began its eventual upgrading and transition becoming the North Warning System of today.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- The road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
- From 2011 until October 2012, EasyJet offered thrice-weekly service from Gibraltar to Liverpool, but it was eventually cancelled due to lack of demand.
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.