Nonstop flight route between Longview, Texas, United States and Dakhla, Western Sahara:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), Longview, Texas, United States and Dakhla Airport (VIL), Dakhla, Western Sahara would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,736 miles (or 7,621 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 East Texas Regional Airport and Dakhla 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 East Texas Regional Airport and Dakhla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GGG / KGGG |
Airport Name: | East Texas Regional Airport |
Location: | Longview, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'2"N by 94°42'41"W |
Area Served: | Longview, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Gregg County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 365 feet (111 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GGG |
More Information: | GGG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIL / GMMH |
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Location: | Dakhla, Western Sahara |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°43'5"N by 15°55'54"W |
Area Served: | Dakhla |
Operator/Owner: | Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) / Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIL |
More Information: | VIL Maps & Info |
Facts about East Texas Regional Airport (GGG):
- Because of East Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 365 feet, planes can take off or land at East Texas 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.
- Runway 13/31 was also a stand-by recovery point for the Space Shuttle Program.
- East Texas Regional Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres at an elevation of 365 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Harrison County Airport (ASL), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of GGG.
- The furthest airport from East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,861 miles (17,479 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) has 2 runways.
Facts about Dakhla Airport (VIL):
- Dakhla Airport (VIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dakhla Airport", another name for VIL is "GMMH/GSVO".
- Because of Dakhla Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Dakhla 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 Dakhla Airport (VIL) is Tontouta International Airport (NOU), which is nearly antipodal to Dakhla Airport (meaning Dakhla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tontouta International Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Dakhla Airport handled 4,206 passengers last year.
- The Dakhla airport is used as public airport and by the Royal Moroccan Air Force.
- The closest airport to Dakhla Airport (VIL) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is located 205 miles (330 kilometers) SSW of VIL.