Nonstop flight route between Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,350 miles (or 7,000 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 Chippewa Valley Regional 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 Chippewa Valley Regional 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: | EAU / KEAU |
Airport Name: | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport |
Location: | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°51'56"N by 91°29'3"W |
Area Served: | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Eau Claire County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 913 feet (278 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EAU |
More Information: | EAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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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 Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU):
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on the Minneapolis ARTCC and pilot-to-pilot radio communication.
- In 1939, work on a new airport started north of Eau Claire.
- Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,839 miles (17,444 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chippewa Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 913 feet, planes can take off or land at Chippewa Valley Regional 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.
- A new $3.9 million 65 feet control tower was built in 2005.
- The closest airport to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of EAU.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- The road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
- In 2004 the airport handled 314,375 passengers and 380 tonnes of cargo.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
- On 17 November 2006 Iberia announced that it would start flights from Madrid to Gibraltar using an Airbus A319 aircraft.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.