Nonstop flight route between Angoche, Mozambique and Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Angoche Airport (ANO), Angoche, Mozambique and La Gomera Airport (GMZ), Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,892 miles (or 7,873 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 Angoche Airport and La Gomera 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 Angoche Airport and La Gomera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANO / FQAG |
Airport Name: | Angoche Airport |
Location: | Angoche, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°10'54"S by 39°56'40"E |
Area Served: | Angoche, Mozambique |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANO |
More Information: | ANO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Angoche Airport (ANO):
- Because of Angoche Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Angoche 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 furthest airport from Angoche Airport (ANO) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,422 miles (18,382 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Angoche Airport (ANO) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Angoche Airport (ANO) is Nampula Airport (APL), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) NNW of ANO.
Facts about La Gomera Airport (GMZ):
- La Gomera Airport is an airport located near the town of Playa Santiago on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, 34 km southwest by road from the island's capital city, San Sebastián de la Gomera.
- Aviation in the island of La Gomera started in the 1950s, when a private airfield was constructed.
- La Gomera Airport (GMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) E of GMZ.
- In addition to being known as "La Gomera Airport", another name for GMZ is "La Gomera Airport ODB".
- 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.