Nonstop flight route between Van Nuys, California, United States and Gode, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States and Gode Airport (GDE), Gode, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,426 miles (or 15,170 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 Van Nuys Airport and Gode 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 Van Nuys Airport and Gode Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNY / KVNY |
Airport Name: | Van Nuys Airport |
Location: | Van Nuys, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles, California |
Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNY |
More Information: | VNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDE / HAGO |
Airport Name: | Gode Airport |
Location: | Gode, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'7"N by 43°34'42"E |
Area Served: | Gode, Ethiopia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDE |
More Information: | GDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
- Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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.
- Most news helicopters from the Los Angeles area are based at Van Nuys Airport.
- A major part of the science fiction classic Silent Running was filmed at the Van Nuys Airport in March 1971.
Facts about Gode Airport (GDE):
- Because of Gode Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at Gode 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.
- Gode Airport (GDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gode Airport (GDE) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gode Airport (meaning Gode Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gode Airport (GDE) is Kabri Dar Airport (ABK), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) NE of GDE.