Nonstop flight route between Ephrata, Washington, United States and Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH), Ephrata, Washington, United States and La Gomera Airport (GMZ), Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,349 miles (or 8,608 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 Ephrata Municipal Airport and La Gomera 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 Ephrata Municipal Airport and La Gomera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EPH / KEPH |
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Location: | Ephrata, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°18'29"N by 119°31'0"W |
Area Served: | Ephrata, Washington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from EPH |
More Information: | EPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMZ / GCGM |
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Location: | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMZ |
More Information: | GMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH):
- Ephrata Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,300 acres at an elevation of 1,276 feet above mean sea level.
- Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) has 3 runways.
- For the 12-month period ending June 28, 2010, the airport had 135,140 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 370 per day.
- The furthest airport from Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Parts of the 1989 Steven Spielberg film Always were filmed on the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ephrata Municipal Airport", another name for EPH is "Ephrata Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) is Grant County International Airport (MWH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SE of EPH.
Facts about La Gomera Airport (GMZ):
- The closest airport to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) E of GMZ.
- At the end of 1997, all is ready to begin with the works and, at the end of 1994 the arifield had a runway, an aircraft parking and a taxi way to the runway.
- La Gomera Airport (GMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to La Gomera Airport (meaning La Gomera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Because of La Gomera Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at La Gomera 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.
- In addition to being known as "La Gomera Airport", another name for GMZ is "La Gomera Airport ODB".
- Although 34 km from the island capital, the airport was located here to avoid disturbing the Garajonay National Park and avoid the cloudier and foggier climate to the North of the island, whilst the volcanic terrain gives few suitable sites anywhere on La Gomera, although even this site required extensive embankments at both ends of the runway.