Nonstop flight route between Chersky, Yakutia, Russia and Gush Katif, Israel:
Departure Airport:
(68°44'35"N by 161°20'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E)
Distance from CYX to GHK:
5,017.86 miles (8,075.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chersky (CYX), Chersky, Yakutia, Russia and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,018 miles (or 8,075 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 Chersky 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 Chersky 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: | CYX / UESS |
| Airport Name: | Chersky |
| Location: | Chersky, Yakutia, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°44'35"N by 161°20'12"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYX |
| More Information: | CYX 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 Chersky (CYX):
- The closest airport to Chersky (CYX) is Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK), which is located 214 miles (345 kilometers) WSW of CYX.
- The furthest airport from Chersky (CYX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,222 miles (18,060 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Chersky (CYX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chersky's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Chersky 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.
Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK):
- Following the destruction of the runway of Gaza Airport in 2002, Gaza Airstrip is the only remaining runway in the Gaza Strip.
- The UNRWA Khan Younis refugee camp is adjacent to and south of the airfield, and the UNRWA Khan Younis Vocational Training Centre, built in 2007, is immediately south of the runway.
- During the Second World War RAF Gaza was used by a number of RAF squadrons, including 33, 45, 127, 208, 318 and 451.
- 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.
- As part of the unilateral disengagement of Israel from Gaza, Jewish settlers were evicted from the Gush Katif area in 2004 and 2005.
- 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.
- Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 214.20 miles (344.73 km) WSW | Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) | Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia |     |
| 2 | 237.39 miles (382.04 km) ENE | Pevek Airport (PWE) | Pevek, Russia | |
| 3 | 346.73 miles (558.00 km) WNW | Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) | Chokurdakh, Russia | |
| 4 | 351.13 miles (565.09 km) WSW | Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 374.65 miles (602.94 km) SE | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 6 | 380.57 miles (612.46 km) W | Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) | Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 523.94 miles (843.20 km) ESE | Ugolny Airport (DYR) | Anadyr, Russia | |
| 8 | 528.26 miles (850.15 km) WNW | Deputatsky Airport (DPT) | Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 574.02 miles (923.79 km) WSW | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 626.47 miles (1,008.20 km) WNW | Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) | Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 682.40 miles (1,098.22 km) W | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 685.82 miles (1,103.72 km) SSW | Sokol Airport (GDX) | Magadan, Russia | |
| 13 | 753.90 miles (1,213.28 km) ESE | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 14 | 774.74 miles (1,246.81 km) WNW | Tiksi Airport (IKS) | Tiksi, Russia | |
| 15 | 785.96 miles (1,264.88 km) W | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,221.96 miles (18,059.95 km) E | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,703.19 miles (17,225.07 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 10,695.62 miles (17,212.89 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 10,625.75 miles (17,100.44 km) E | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,581.38 miles (17,029.04 km) E | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,461.47 miles (16,836.06 km) E | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,421.72 miles (16,772.10 km) E | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,345.48 miles (16,649.40 km) E | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,280.15 miles (16,544.26 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,278.42 miles (16,541.47 km) E | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,275.33 miles (16,536.50 km) E | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,238.92 miles (16,477.90 km) ESE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,126.53 miles (16,297.03 km) ESE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,088.96 miles (16,236.57 km) E | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,086.68 miles (16,232.89 km) ESE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.44 miles (13.58 km) S | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 2 | 25.87 miles (41.63 km) ESE | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 3 | 33.89 miles (54.54 km) SW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 4 | 56.24 miles (90.50 km) NE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 5 | 57.98 miles (93.31 km) SSE | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 6 | 58.73 miles (94.51 km) NNE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 7 | 64.33 miles (103.53 km) ENE | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 8 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) E | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 9 | 74.51 miles (119.91 km) SE | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 10 | 102.98 miles (165.73 km) ENE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 11 | 105.72 miles (170.14 km) SSE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 12 | 108.17 miles (174.09 km) ENE | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 13 | 108.83 miles (175.15 km) NNE | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 14 | 111.25 miles (179.03 km) SSE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 15 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) SSE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,728.01 miles (18,874.36 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,581.58 miles (18,638.70 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,560.57 miles (18,604.88 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,497.01 miles (18,502.59 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,471.35 miles (18,461.30 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,468.13 miles (18,456.12 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,451.69 miles (18,429.66 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,444.80 miles (18,418.57 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,440.07 miles (18,410.96 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,407.53 miles (18,358.60 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,383.07 miles (18,319.24 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,378.75 miles (18,312.27 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,376.80 miles (18,309.14 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,368.91 miles (18,296.44 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,358.91 miles (18,280.35 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |