Nonstop flight route between Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,930 miles (or 11,152 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 Cox's Bazar Airport and Gbangbatok 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 Cox's Bazar Airport and Gbangbatok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXB / VGCB |
Airport Name: | Cox's Bazar Airport |
Location: | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°27'6"N by 91°57'50"E |
Area Served: | Cox's Bazar |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CXB |
More Information: | CXB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBK / GFGK |
Airport Name: | Gbangbatok Airport |
Location: | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W |
Area Served: | Gbangbatok |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GBK |
More Information: | GBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB):
- Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is being upgraded into an international airport, which will make it the fourth international airport in Bangladesh.
- Because of Cox's Bazar Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Cox's Bazar 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 Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,495 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The airport's runway will be expanded from 6790 feet to 9000 feet, and widened from 150 feet to 200 feet.
- The closest airport to Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of CXB.
Facts about Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- The closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
- Because of Gbangbatok Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Gbangbatok 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.
- Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Gbangbatok Airport (meaning Gbangbatok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.