Nonstop flight route between Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia and Gambell, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°3'57"S by 134°16'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Distance from BJK to GAM:
5,567.77 miles (8,960.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK), Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,568 miles (or 8,960 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 Benjina-Nangasuri Airport and Gambell 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 Benjina-Nangasuri Airport and Gambell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJK / WAPK |
| Airport Name: | Benjina-Nangasuri Airport |
| Location: | Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'57"S by 134°16'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Djanti Group |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJK |
| More Information: | BJK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gambell, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gambell, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAM |
| More Information: | GAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK):
- The furthest airport from Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,972 miles (19,268 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Benjina-Nangasuri Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjina-Nangasuri 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 Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) is Dobo Airport (DOB), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of BJK.
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.
- The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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.
- Gambell Airport was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.78 miles (33.44 km) NNW | Dobo Airport (DOB) | Dobo, Wamar Island, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 109.64 miles (176.46 km) WNW | Dumatubun Airport (LUV) | Langgur, Kai Islands, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 172.00 miles (276.80 km) NNW | Kaimana Airport (KNG) | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 206.98 miles (333.11 km) NE | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 208.77 miles (335.99 km) ENE | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 250.01 miles (402.36 km) NNW | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 257.60 miles (414.57 km) NNW | Fakfak Airport (FKQ) | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 263.82 miles (424.57 km) E | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 324.78 miles (522.69 km) N | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 342.19 miles (550.70 km) ENE | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 356.82 miles (574.24 km) N | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 357.76 miles (575.76 km) NNW | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 357.85 miles (575.91 km) N | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 358.42 miles (576.81 km) NE | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 359.84 miles (579.10 km) NNE | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,972.33 miles (19,267.55 km) E | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,894.83 miles (19,142.82 km) ENE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 3 | 11,888.09 miles (19,131.97 km) NNE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,881.31 miles (19,121.07 km) NE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,863.36 miles (19,092.18 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,840.96 miles (19,056.13 km) ENE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,830.16 miles (19,038.74 km) N | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,827.20 miles (19,033.99 km) E | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,806.96 miles (19,001.42 km) ENE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 10 | 11,794.79 miles (18,981.82 km) NNW | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,786.18 miles (18,967.97 km) E | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,784.99 miles (18,966.06 km) E | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,761.56 miles (18,928.34 km) NE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,760.52 miles (18,926.67 km) E | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,759.14 miles (18,924.46 km) NNW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 62.19 miles (100.09 km) NW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 3 | 160.12 miles (257.69 km) NNE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) NE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 176.11 miles (283.43 km) NE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 177.57 miles (285.78 km) NE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 189.90 miles (305.61 km) NE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) NE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.87 km) ENE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 227.73 miles (366.50 km) SE | Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) ESE | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 232.46 miles (374.11 km) ESE | Alakanuk Airport (AUK) | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 234.84 miles (377.94 km) ESE | Emmonak Airport (EMK) | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.37 miles (378.78 km) SE | Hooper Bay Airport (HPB) | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,421.04 miles (16,771.00 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,331.16 miles (16,626.34 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,294.01 miles (16,566.57 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,249.91 miles (16,495.60 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,202.40 miles (16,419.12 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,153.28 miles (16,340.08 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,049.93 miles (16,173.76 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,040.76 miles (16,159.00 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,990.53 miles (16,078.17 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 9,977.60 miles (16,057.35 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,977.35 miles (16,056.95 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,967.79 miles (16,041.56 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,946.13 miles (16,006.70 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |