Nonstop flight route between Ghat, Libya and Eureka, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ghat Airport (GHT), Ghat, Libya and Murray Field (EKA), Eureka, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,018 miles (or 11,294 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 Ghat Airport and Murray Field, 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 Ghat Airport and Murray Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ghat Airport (GHT):

• Because of Ghat Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghat 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 Ghat Airport (GHT) is Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SW of GHT.
• The furthest airport from Ghat Airport (GHT) is Niue International Airport (IUE), which is nearly antipodal to Ghat Airport (meaning Ghat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Niue International Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Alofi, Niue.

Facts about Murray Field (EKA):

• Murray Field (EKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Murray Field (EKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,232 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Murray Field covers 131 acres :1-1 at 7 feet above mean sea level on reclaimed land east of Humboldt Bay.:2-1 Its one runway, 12/30, is 3,011 by 75 feet :2-1 asphalt.
• The closest airport to Murray Field (EKA) is Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of EKA.
• Because of Murray Field's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Murray Field 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.