Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan:
Departure Airport:
(36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°14'44"N by 57°12'24"E)
Distance from GIB to AKX:
3,195.60 miles (5,142.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and Aktobe International Airport (AKX), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,196 miles (or 5,143 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 Gibraltar International Airport and Aktobe 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 Gibraltar International Airport and Aktobe 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: | GIB / LXGB |
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| Location: | Gibraltar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gibraltar |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
| More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKX / UATT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°14'44"N by 57°12'24"E |
| Area Served: | Aktobe |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC Aktobe International Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 738 feet (225 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKX |
| More Information: | AKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- On 10 January 2012, Gibraltar was selected as one of the 'World's Scariest Airport Landings and Take-offs' in the travel section of the Daily Telegraph due to its runway which extends into the sea.
- The old terminal at the airport was built in 1959 and refurbished in the late 1990s.
- The terminal is 35,000 m2, which is 15,000 m2 bigger than the old terminal.
- On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- On 17 November 2006 Iberia announced that it would start flights from Madrid to Gibraltar using an Airbus A319 aircraft.
- Since then, Spain successfully excluded Gibraltar from European wide de-regulation initiatives, preventing direct links from Gibraltar to the rest of the European Union, on the grounds that no regulation that somehow recognises the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Gibraltar peninsula may be implemented without a previous agreement on the airport.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
Facts about Aktobe International Airport (AKX):
- The furthest airport from Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,693 miles (17,208 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Aktobe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 738 feet, planes can take off or land at Aktobe 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.
- In addition to being known as "Aktobe International Airport", other names for AKX include "Ақтөбе халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Актобе".
- Aktobe International Airport (AKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Orsk Airport (OSW), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of AKX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.04 miles (29.03 km) S | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain |     |
| 2 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) S | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 3 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) S | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 4 | 43.19 miles (69.51 km) SW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 5 | 56.93 miles (91.61 km) NW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 6 | 59.56 miles (95.85 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 7 | 92.66 miles (149.12 km) NNW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 8 | 108.25 miles (174.21 km) SE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 9 | 112.84 miles (181.59 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 10 | 120.23 miles (193.49 km) NNE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 11 | 146.03 miles (235.00 km) SSW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 12 | 147.14 miles (236.80 km) ESE | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 13 | 155.09 miles (249.59 km) S | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 14 | 156.92 miles (252.53 km) WNW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| 15 | 165.30 miles (266.02 km) SSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.91 miles (19,965.33 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,392.07 miles (19,943.06 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,390.56 miles (19,940.63 km) W | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,377.07 miles (19,918.92 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,373.50 miles (19,913.17 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,371.74 miles (19,910.33 km) SW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,369.65 miles (19,906.97 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,362.75 miles (19,895.87 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,351.11 miles (19,877.13 km) SW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,329.75 miles (19,842.77 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,312.44 miles (19,814.91 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,311.94 miles (19,814.10 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,301.29 miles (19,796.95 km) SW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,273.30 miles (19,751.91 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,262.06 miles (19,733.82 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.44 miles (134.28 km) NE | Orsk Airport (OSW) | Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia | |
| 2 | 131.34 miles (211.37 km) NW | Tsentralny Airport (REN) | Orenburg, Russia | |
| 3 | 227.31 miles (365.82 km) NNE | Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 255.56 miles (411.28 km) WNW | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 5 | 303.51 miles (488.45 km) N | Ufa International Airport (UFA) | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 6 | 326.86 miles (526.03 km) SW | Atyrau International Airport (GUW) | Atyrau, Kazakhstan | |
| 7 | 331.48 miles (533.47 km) NNW | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 8 | 339.74 miles (546.76 km) NE | Kostanay International Airport (KSN) | Kostanay, Kazakhstan | |
| 9 | 355.64 miles (572.35 km) NNW | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 10 | 375.34 miles (604.05 km) NW | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 11 | 392.84 miles (632.22 km) NNE | Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) | Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 422.02 miles (679.17 km) NNW | Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) | Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 13 | 424.43 miles (683.05 km) NNW | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 14 | 425.11 miles (684.15 km) WNW | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 430.32 miles (692.53 km) E | Arkalyk (AYK) | Arkalyk, Kazakhstan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,692.86 miles (17,208.44 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,449.91 miles (16,817.46 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,290.64 miles (16,561.14 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,251.60 miles (16,498.31 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,249.92 miles (16,495.60 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,240.11 miles (16,479.82 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,225.93 miles (16,457.00 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,183.94 miles (16,389.43 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,183.62 miles (16,388.90 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,158.46 miles (16,348.41 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,142.84 miles (16,323.27 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,125.83 miles (16,295.91 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,124.41 miles (16,293.63 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,122.81 miles (16,291.04 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,113.92 miles (16,276.74 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |