Nonstop flight route between Gamba, Gabon and Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States:
Departure Airport:
(2°47'33"S by 10°3'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°42'23"N by 112°8'41"W)
Distance from GAX to BCE:
8,070.29 miles (12,987.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gamba Airport (GAX), Gamba, Gabon and Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,070 miles (or 12,988 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 Gamba Airport and Bryce Canyon 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 Gamba Airport and Bryce Canyon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAX / |
| Airport Name: | Gamba Airport |
| Location: | Gamba, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°47'33"S by 10°3'29"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAX |
| More Information: | GAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCE / KBCE |
| Airport Name: | Bryce Canyon Airport |
| Location: | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°42'23"N by 112°8'41"W |
| Area Served: | Bryce Canyon, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Garfield County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7590 feet (2,313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCE |
| More Information: | BCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gamba Airport (GAX):
- The furthest airport from Gamba Airport (GAX) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Gamba Airport (meaning Gamba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,366 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Gamba Airport (GAX) is Mouila Airport (MJL), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) NE of GAX.
Facts about Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE):
- Bryce Canyon Airport covers an area of 215 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 7,395 x 75 ft.
- The furthest airport from Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,168 miles (17,972 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) is Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of BCE.
- Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bryce Canyon Airport's high elevation of 7,590 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BCE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BCE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- United Airlines Flight 608 a DC-6 was on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago when it crashed at 12:29 pm on October 24, 1947 about 1.5 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon Airport, killing all 5 crew members and 47 passengers on board.
- The Garfield County Airport Hangar is significant as an unusual example of a log hangar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.98 miles (152.86 km) NE | Mouila Airport (MJL) | Mouila, Gabon |     |
| 2 | 182.64 miles (293.92 km) E | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 182.87 miles (294.30 km) ESE | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 188.07 miles (302.68 km) SE | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 198.55 miles (319.53 km) NE | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 6 | 204.28 miles (328.76 km) ESE | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 7 | 229.02 miles (368.57 km) N | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 8 | 238.07 miles (383.13 km) ENE | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 9 | 243.08 miles (391.20 km) SE | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 10 | 246.21 miles (396.24 km) ENE | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 11 | 259.43 miles (417.52 km) E | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 268.29 miles (431.77 km) SE | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 282.48 miles (454.60 km) ESE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 289.03 miles (465.15 km) ENE | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 15 | 296.00 miles (476.37 km) SE | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,033.69 miles (19,366.29 km) NNE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,565.74 miles (18,613.21 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,473.51 miles (18,464.78 km) N | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,447.91 miles (18,423.58 km) ENE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,424.85 miles (18,386.47 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,354.48 miles (18,273.22 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,338.27 miles (18,247.13 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,304.76 miles (18,193.21 km) E | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,295.80 miles (18,178.78 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,288.44 miles (18,166.93 km) E | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,283.38 miles (18,158.80 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,280.43 miles (18,154.05 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,279.62 miles (18,152.74 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,276.54 miles (18,147.79 km) E | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,265.10 miles (18,129.38 km) E | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.55 miles (26.64 km) NW | Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) | Panguitch, Utah, United States | |
| 2 | 52.15 miles (83.92 km) W | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | Cedar City, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 52.51 miles (84.51 km) SSW | Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) | Kanab, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 66.12 miles (106.41 km) SE | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 79.13 miles (127.34 km) E | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 87.29 miles (140.47 km) N | Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) | Fillmore, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 90.15 miles (145.09 km) WSW | St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) | St. George, Utah, United States | |
| 8 | 92.89 miles (149.50 km) N | Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) | Salina, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 117.32 miles (188.81 km) N | Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) | Delta, Utah, United States | |
| 10 | 121.16 miles (194.98 km) WSW | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 121.20 miles (195.05 km) S | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 125.70 miles (202.30 km) ESE | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 13 | 130.85 miles (210.58 km) NNE | Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 142.12 miles (228.71 km) S | Valle Airport (VLE) | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) E | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,167.57 miles (17,972.42 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,096.48 miles (17,858.01 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,083.25 miles (17,836.72 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,060.40 miles (17,799.94 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,930.68 miles (17,591.18 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,808.60 miles (17,394.72 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,807.59 miles (17,393.08 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,765.92 miles (17,326.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,682.18 miles (17,191.25 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,643.75 miles (17,129.41 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,640.53 miles (17,124.23 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,638.36 miles (17,120.75 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,621.91 miles (17,094.27 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,610.29 miles (17,075.57 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,597.63 miles (17,055.19 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |