Nonstop flight route between Garden City, Kansas, United States and Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), Garden City, Kansas, United States and Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL), Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 553 miles (or 890 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 relatively short distance between Garden City Regional Airport and Albert Lea Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCK / KGCK |
Airport Name: | Garden City Regional Airport |
Location: | Garden City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'39"N by 100°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Garden City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Garden City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2891 feet (881 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCK |
More Information: | GCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEL / KAEL |
Airport Name: | Albert Lea Municipal Airport |
Location: | Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'51"N by 93°22'5"W |
Area Served: | Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albert Lea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1261 feet (384 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEL |
More Information: | AEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Garden City Regional Airport (GCK):
- The closest airport to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of GCK.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used Garden City Airport as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
- The furthest airport from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,860 miles (17,477 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Garden City Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located eight nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Garden City, in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
- Continental DC-3s landed at GCK from the 1940s until replaced by Central in 1961.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL):
- The closest airport to Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of AEL.
- The furthest airport from Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,773 miles (17,338 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Albert Lea Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of the city of Albert Lea, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.
- Albert Lea Municipal Airport covers an area of 273 acres at an elevation of 1,261 feet above mean sea level.
- Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL) has 2 runways.
- From 1990-2008 Albert Lea was the host site for the International Aerobatic Club Doug Yost Challenge Aerobatic Competition.