Nonstop flight route between Berlevåg, Norway and Gush Katif, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berlevåg Airport (BVG), Berlevåg, Norway and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,737 miles (or 4,404 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 Berlevåg Airport and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif 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 Berlevåg Airport and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVG / ENBV |
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| Location: | Berlevåg, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°52'17"N by 29°2'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVG |
| More Information: | BVG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHK / LLAZ |
| Airport Name: | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport |
| Location: | Gush Katif, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E |
| Area Served: | Gaza Strip |
| Operator/Owner: | Palestinian National Authority |
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHK |
| More Information: | GHK Maps & Info |
Facts about Berlevåg Airport (BVG):
- In the mid 2000s, Berlevåg Mayor Erik Brøske launched plans for an expansion of the airport, including both an expansion of the runway to at least 3,000 meters and the establishment of a helicopter base.
- In addition to being known as "Berlevåg Airport", another name for BVG is "Berlevåg lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of BVG.
- Berlevåg Airport handled 5,949 passengers last year.
- Because of Berlevåg Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlevåg 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 Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,376 miles (16,698 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Wehrmacht had become aware of the favorable location when two aircraft had performed an emergency landing at Storsletten in 1941.
- Berlevåg Airport is a regional airport serving Berlevåg Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK):
- Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif 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 Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of GHK.
- During the Second World War RAF Gaza was used by a number of RAF squadrons, including 33, 45, 127, 208, 318 and 451.
- Following the destruction of the runway of Gaza Airport in 2002, Gaza Airstrip is the only remaining runway in the Gaza Strip.
