Nonstop flight route between Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Laramie, Wyoming, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°18'42"N by 105°40'29"W)
Distance from GBK to LAR:
6,032.52 miles (9,708.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Laramie Regional Airport (LAR), Laramie, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,033 miles (or 9,708 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 Gbangbatok Airport and Laramie 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 Gbangbatok Airport and Laramie 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: | GBK / GFGK |
| Airport Name: | Gbangbatok Airport |
| Location: | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W |
| Area Served: | Gbangbatok |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBK |
| More Information: | GBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAR / KLAR |
| Airport Name: | Laramie Regional Airport |
| Location: | Laramie, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°18'42"N by 105°40'29"W |
| Area Served: | Laramie, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Laramie Regional Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7284 feet (2,220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAR |
| More Information: | LAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gbangbatok Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Gbangbatok 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 closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
- The furthest airport from Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Gbangbatok Airport (meaning Gbangbatok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Laramie Regional Airport (LAR):
- Because of Laramie Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,284 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Built in 1934, the airport was Brees Field until 1992, after United States Army general Herbert J.
- The area has many businesses and the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Technical Institute.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,371 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,663 enplanements in 2009, and 8,999 in 2010.
- Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) ESE of LAR.
- The furthest airport from Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,814 miles (17,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.64 miles (34.83 km) SSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone |     |
| 2 | 43.13 miles (69.42 km) ENE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) NW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 78.82 miles (126.85 km) NW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 82.63 miles (132.98 km) E | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 106.57 miles (171.50 km) ENE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 139.26 miles (224.12 km) NNE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) NW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 9 | 151.82 miles (244.33 km) ENE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 10 | 152.98 miles (246.20 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 176.07 miles (283.35 km) SE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 12 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 13 | 182.04 miles (292.97 km) ENE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 14 | 188.77 miles (303.80 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 15 | 193.28 miles (311.06 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,032.33 miles (19,364.11 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,026.52 miles (19,354.77 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,019.49 miles (19,343.45 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,005.95 miles (19,321.66 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,994.21 miles (19,302.76 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,978.97 miles (19,278.24 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,970.92 miles (19,265.27 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,958.25 miles (19,244.89 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,939.41 miles (19,214.57 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,932.50 miles (19,203.45 km) S | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 11 | 11,918.48 miles (19,180.88 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,907.95 miles (19,163.95 km) ESE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,906.45 miles (19,161.52 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,904.55 miles (19,158.47 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,888.80 miles (19,133.12 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.77 miles (70.45 km) ESE | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 2 | 46.20 miles (74.35 km) ESE | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 60.25 miles (96.97 km) W | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 68.79 miles (110.71 km) SSE | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 81.32 miles (130.88 km) SE | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 83.02 miles (133.61 km) SW | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 85.90 miles (138.25 km) WNW | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 91.02 miles (146.48 km) SSE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 94.19 miles (151.58 km) NE | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 98.93 miles (159.21 km) SW | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 101.26 miles (162.96 km) SSE | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) N | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) WSW | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 113.16 miles (182.11 km) SSE | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 114.25 miles (183.86 km) ENE | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,814.15 miles (17,403.64 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,695.71 miles (17,213.03 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,669.80 miles (17,171.34 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,648.35 miles (17,136.81 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,509.01 miles (16,912.57 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,389.69 miles (16,720.54 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,382.39 miles (16,708.79 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,340.77 miles (16,641.81 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,259.94 miles (16,511.74 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,220.23 miles (16,447.83 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,219.06 miles (16,445.94 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,214.88 miles (16,439.22 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,200.45 miles (16,415.99 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,188.19 miles (16,396.27 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,172.44 miles (16,370.92 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |