Nonstop flight route between Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Gambell, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Distance from DSA to GAM:
4,320.84 miles (6,953.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,321 miles (or 6,954 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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: | DSA / EGCN |
| Airport Name: | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |
| Location: | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W |
| Area Served: | Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley (South Yorkshire), Retford, Worksop (Bassetlaw District) |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSA |
| More Information: | DSA 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):
- The airport is home to Doncaster Sheffield Flying School.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
- Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley station at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster within South Yorkshire, England.
- It was reopened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in April 2005 after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feasible.
- The airport currently has a single runway designated 02/20, with a length of 2,895 by 60 m, making it longer and wider than those at many other airports in Northern England.
- The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 2011, the airport has been the home base of the last remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan aircraft.
- Wizz Air announced a new route for summer 2011 to Vilnius and Bucharest for summer 2014 in addition to its services to Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
- Robin Hood Airport was also the joint sponsor, along with Thomsonfly, of ITV Regional Weather in South Yorkshire.
- The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.79 miles (27.02 km) WSW | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 27.70 miles (44.57 km) ENE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.78 miles (52.75 km) E | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.10 miles (61.32 km) NW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 43.54 miles (70.07 km) SE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) SSW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 53.00 miles (85.30 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 53.57 miles (86.21 km) SSE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 73.49 miles (118.28 km) NNW | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 76.65 miles (123.35 km) W | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 77.06 miles (124.02 km) SSW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 78.73 miles (126.70 km) SSW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 79.27 miles (127.57 km) WNW | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 81.26 miles (130.78 km) S | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 83.44 miles (134.28 km) SSE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,784.77 miles (18,965.70 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,775.80 miles (18,951.27 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,757.16 miles (18,921.27 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,750.07 miles (18,909.86 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,737.84 miles (18,890.17 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,721.45 miles (18,863.80 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,712.34 miles (18,849.13 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,699.30 miles (18,828.14 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,693.21 miles (18,818.35 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,689.72 miles (18,812.73 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,686.77 miles (18,807.99 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,663.09 miles (18,769.88 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,654.74 miles (18,756.44 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,650.60 miles (18,749.78 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,634.11 miles (18,723.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |