Nonstop flight route between Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain and Batangafo, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Gomera Airport (GMZ), Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain and Batangafo Airport (BTG), Batangafo, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,724 miles (or 4,384 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 La Gomera Airport and Batangafo 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 La Gomera Airport and Batangafo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMZ / GCGM |
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Location: | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMZ |
More Information: | GMZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTG / FEGF |
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Location: | Batangafo, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°18'51"N by 18°18'32"E |
Area Served: | Batangafo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTG |
More Information: | BTG Maps & Info |
Facts about La Gomera Airport (GMZ):
- Although 34 km from the island capital, the airport was located here to avoid disturbing the Garajonay National Park and avoid the cloudier and foggier climate to the North of the island, whilst the volcanic terrain gives few suitable sites anywhere on La Gomera, although even this site required extensive embankments at both ends of the runway.
- La Gomera Airport (GMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to La Gomera Airport (meaning La Gomera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In the next chart, the evolution of passengers traffic by year is indicated.
- Because of La Gomera Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at La Gomera 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 "La Gomera Airport", another name for GMZ is "La Gomera Airport ODB".
- The closest airport to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) E of GMZ.
Facts about Batangafo Airport (BTG):
- The furthest airport from Batangafo Airport (BTG) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Batangafo Airport (meaning Batangafo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,666 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Batangafo Airport (BTG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Batangafo Airport (BTG) is Bouca Airport (BCF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) S of BTG.
- In addition to being known as "Batangafo Airport", another name for BTG is "Batangafo Airport (Batangafo)".