Nonstop flight route between Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Pescara, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°26'13"N by 14°11'13"E)
Distance from GBK to PSR:
2,886.77 miles (4,645.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Abruzzo Airport (PSR), Pescara, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,887 miles (or 4,646 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 Abruzzo 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 Abruzzo 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: | PSR / LIBP |
| Airport Name: | Abruzzo Airport |
| Location: | Pescara, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°26'13"N by 14°11'13"E |
| Area Served: | Pescara |
| Operator/Owner: | S.A.G.A. S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSR |
| More Information: | PSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
- Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Abruzzo Airport (PSR):
- Because of Abruzzo Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Abruzzo 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.
- Abruzzo Airport (PSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Abruzzo Airport handled 563,187 passengers last year.
- In addition, the airport will soon be served by the new trolley-line that will connect Pescara and its points of reference such as Pescara railway station and other neighboring towns such as Montesilvano and Francavilla al Mare.
- In 1973 the historian, Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, who was living in Abruzzo, organised a British Caledonian BAC 111 to take off from Genoa to Pescara as a test flight for a large commercial aircraft to test the feasibility of the approach and landing at Pescara.
- The furthest airport from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,138 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is Latina Airport (QLT), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) SW of PSR.
| 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 | 90.18 miles (145.14 km) SW | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 2 | 91.50 miles (147.26 km) NNW | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 3 | 92.64 miles (149.09 km) WSW | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 4 | 96.34 miles (155.04 km) WNW | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 5 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) SE | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 6 | 107.42 miles (172.88 km) S | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 7 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) WSW | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 8 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) NNE | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 9 | 131.04 miles (210.89 km) SSE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 10 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) NE | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia | |
| 11 | 135.12 miles (217.46 km) NW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 12 | 139.18 miles (223.99 km) ENE | Bol Airport (BWK) | Bol, Croatia | |
| 13 | 147.43 miles (237.27 km) N | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 158.95 miles (255.80 km) WNW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 15 | 160.01 miles (257.51 km) W | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,892.09 miles (19,138.41 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,548.41 miles (18,585.31 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,512.00 miles (18,526.73 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,476.36 miles (18,469.36 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,475.11 miles (18,467.35 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,465.00 miles (18,451.08 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,455.33 miles (18,435.52 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,450.64 miles (18,427.97 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,442.47 miles (18,414.83 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,439.00 miles (18,409.24 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,432.40 miles (18,398.63 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,428.30 miles (18,392.03 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,411.41 miles (18,364.84 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,394.75 miles (18,338.02 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,393.80 miles (18,336.50 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |