Nonstop flight route between Gush Katif, Israel and Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,845 miles (or 7,798 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 Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport and Hong Kong International 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 Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport and Hong Kong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHK / LLAZ |
Airport Name: | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport |
Location: | Gush Katif, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E |
Area Served: | Gaza Strip |
Operator/Owner: | Palestinian National Authority |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GHK |
More Information: | GHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKG / VHHH |
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Location: | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E |
Area Served: | Hong Kong |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority Hong Kong |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKG |
More Information: | HKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK):
- Because of Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif 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 Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of GHK.
- After the 1948 Palestinian exodus 35,000 refugees took shelter in a camp to the south of the present day airfield.
- Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):
- Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong International 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.
- A 1974 planning study by the Civil Aviation and Public Works departments identified the small island of Chek Lap Kok, off Lantau Island, as a possible airport replacement site.
- The interior of Terminal 1 at night-time
- The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
- Check-in counters at Terminal 1
- Level 5 – Arrivals Hall
- The detailed design for the airport terminal was awarded to a consortium led by Mott Connell with British Airports Authority as specialist designers for airport related aspects, Foster and Partners as architects and Ove Arup as specialist structural designers for the roof.
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
- Interior view of Satellite Terminal, Hong Kong Airport.
- SkyPlaza at the Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2
- In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
- Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
- Construction of the new airport was only part of the Airport Core Programme, which also involved construction of new road and rail links to the airport, with associated bridges and tunnels, and major land reclamation projects on both Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.