Nonstop flight route between Auburn, Alabama, United States and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), Auburn, Alabama, United States and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,436 miles (or 7,140 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Gibraltar 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Gibraltar 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: | AUO / KAUO |
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| Location: | Auburn, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°36'54"N by 85°26'2"W |
| Area Served: | Auburn & Opelika |
| Operator/Owner: | Auburn University |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUO |
| More Information: | AUO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO):
- Airport Communications
- Over the next several decades, many improvements would be made to the airport, making it a standard of excellence in the general aviation field.
- In addition to being known as "Auburn University Regional Airport", another name for AUO is "Robert G. Pitts Field".
- The closest airport to Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WSW of AUO.
- Because of Auburn University Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Auburn University Regional 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.
- Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) has 2 runways.
- Auburn University Regional Airport covers an area of 423 acres at an elevation of 777 feet above mean sea level.
- In November 2009, the Auburn University Board of Trustees voted to rename the Auburn-Opelika Robert G.
- The furthest airport from Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,249 miles (18,104 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2004 the airport handled 314,375 passengers and 380 tonnes of cargo.
- 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.
- The road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- 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)".
- On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
- 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.
