Nonstop flight route between Gambell, Alaska, United States and Cumberland, Maryland, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States and Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,893 miles (or 6,264 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 Gambell Airport and Greater Cumberland Regional 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 Gambell Airport and Greater Cumberland Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
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Location: | Gambell, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W |
Area Served: | Gambell, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAM |
More Information: | GAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBE / KCBE |
Airport Name: | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport |
Location: | Cumberland, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'56"N by 78°45'38"W |
Area Served: | Cumberland, Maryland |
Operator/Owner: | Potomac Highlands Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBE |
More Information: | CBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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.
- On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.
- Gambell Airport is a public airport located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S.
Facts about Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE):
- Currently National Road Autosport holds Autocross events at the airport on a monthly basis.
- Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Greater Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Cumberland Regional 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 airport has not had service from a major airline since US Airways Express carrier Air Midwest left in September 2001.
- The Cumberland Greater Regional Airport was used for a 1.6-mile airport course run in Wiley Ford, West Virginia in the 1950s and 1960s.
- The closest airport to Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of CBE.