Nonstop flight route between Crookston, Minnesota, United States and Gibraltar:
Departure Airport:
(47°50'26"N by 96°37'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W)
Distance from CKN to GIB:
4,479.50 miles (7,209.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN), Crookston, Minnesota, United States and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,479 miles (or 7,209 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 Crookston Municipal 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 Crookston Municipal 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: | CKN / KCKN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Crookston, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'26"N by 96°37'18"W |
| Area Served: | Crookston, Minnesota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Crookston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKN |
| More Information: | CKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN):
- Because of Crookston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Crookston Municipal 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 "Crookston Municipal Airport", another name for CKN is "Kirkwood Field".
- Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633 acres at an elevation of 899 feet above mean sea level.
- Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of CKN.
- The furthest airport from Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- 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)".
- It was announced in January 2014 that an air route between Gibraltar and Marrakech would be established and launched in April.
- Since then, Spain successfully excluded Gibraltar from European wide de-regulation initiatives, preventing direct links from Gibraltar to the rest of the European Union, on the grounds that no regulation that somehow recognises the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Gibraltar peninsula may be implemented without a previous agreement on the airport.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- 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.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- A new terminal has been constructed at Gibraltar International due to the high number of passengers using it.
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.48 miles (41.01 km) NE | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States |     |
| 2 | 26.75 miles (43.06 km) WNW | Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) WNW | Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| 4 | 64.23 miles (103.37 km) S | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 78.19 miles (125.84 km) SSE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| 6 | 81.25 miles (130.75 km) NNW | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 81.72 miles (131.52 km) ESE | Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | |
| 8 | 95.89 miles (154.32 km) NE | Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | |
| 9 | 107.44 miles (172.90 km) W | Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | |
| 10 | 109.74 miles (176.61 km) SSE | Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM) | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 110.32 miles (177.54 km) S | Harry Stern Airport (WAH) | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 110.88 miles (178.44 km) NE | Baudette International Airport (BDE) | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 114.97 miles (185.03 km) WSW | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 145.70 miles (234.48 km) N | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 148.22 miles (238.54 km) SSE | Alexandria Municipal Airport (AXN) | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,540.73 miles (16,963.62 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,516.74 miles (16,925.01 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,509.58 miles (16,913.49 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,490.76 miles (16,883.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,464.05 miles (16,840.22 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,433.90 miles (16,791.69 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,423.36 miles (16,774.72 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,417.60 miles (16,765.47 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,412.33 miles (16,756.97 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,373.25 miles (16,694.08 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,312.92 miles (16,597.00 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,278.32 miles (16,541.32 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,274.82 miles (16,535.67 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,263.09 miles (16,516.79 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,229.60 miles (16,462.90 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.04 miles (29.03 km) S | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 2 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) S | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 3 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) S | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 4 | 43.19 miles (69.51 km) SW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 5 | 56.93 miles (91.61 km) NW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 6 | 59.56 miles (95.85 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 7 | 92.66 miles (149.12 km) NNW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 8 | 108.25 miles (174.21 km) SE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 9 | 112.84 miles (181.59 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 10 | 120.23 miles (193.49 km) NNE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 11 | 146.03 miles (235.00 km) SSW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 12 | 147.14 miles (236.80 km) ESE | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 13 | 155.09 miles (249.59 km) S | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 14 | 156.92 miles (252.53 km) WNW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| 15 | 165.30 miles (266.02 km) SSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.91 miles (19,965.33 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,392.07 miles (19,943.06 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,390.56 miles (19,940.63 km) W | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,377.07 miles (19,918.92 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,373.50 miles (19,913.17 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,371.74 miles (19,910.33 km) SW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,369.65 miles (19,906.97 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,362.75 miles (19,895.87 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,351.11 miles (19,877.13 km) SW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,329.75 miles (19,842.77 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,312.44 miles (19,814.91 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,311.94 miles (19,814.10 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,301.29 miles (19,796.95 km) SW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,273.30 miles (19,751.91 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,262.06 miles (19,733.82 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |