Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Halifax County Airport (RZZ), Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,110 miles (or 1,786 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Halifax County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
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Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RZZ / KRZZ |
Airport Name: | Halifax County Airport |
Location: | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°26'21"N by 77°42'33"W |
Area Served: | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Roanoke Rapids |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RZZ |
More Information: | RZZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Operated and maintained by the City of Galveston, GLS is a general aviation airport serving diverse aviation segments.
- Light general aviation aircraft, and the occasional transient business jets can be seen at GLS.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The airport's Master Plan considers the potential return of commercial airline service as well as the increasing trend of corporate aircraft and oil industry helicopter activity.
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
Facts about Halifax County Airport (RZZ):
- Halifax County Airport (RZZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Halifax County Airport (RZZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Halifax County Airport (RZZ) is Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of RZZ.
- Because of Halifax County Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Halifax County 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.