Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Gara Djebilet, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°53'0"N by 7°9'53"W)
Distance from FFD to GBB:
1,736.23 miles (2,794.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB), Gara Djebilet, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,736 miles (or 2,794 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 relatively short distance between RAF Fairford and Gara Djebilet Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
| Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
| Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
| More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gara Djebilet, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°53'0"N by 7°9'53"W |
| Area Served: | Âouinet Bel Egrâ |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBB |
| More Information: | GBB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
- The runway was completed in 1953, and served as a forward airbase for the first Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas.
- Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
- Due to the deteriorating airfield facilities and its unique NATO heavy bomber mission, RAF Fairford underwent a $100 million upgrade of its runway and fuel systems in the largest NATO funded airfield construction project within a NATO country since the end of the Cold War.
Facts about Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB):
- The closest airport to Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is located 267 miles (430 kilometers) WNW of GBB.
- The furthest airport from Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gara Djebilet Airport (meaning Gara Djebilet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,103 miles (19,478 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Gara Djebilet Airport", another name for GBB is "Gara Djebilet Airport (Âouinet Bel Egrâ)".
- Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.00 miles (16.09 km) ENE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) SW | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.77 miles (36.64 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 30.10 miles (48.45 km) E | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 36.28 miles (58.38 km) WSW | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 42.33 miles (68.12 km) E | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 44.98 miles (72.38 km) WSW | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 47.23 miles (76.02 km) SE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 47.50 miles (76.44 km) ESE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 47.84 miles (76.99 km) SE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 49.48 miles (79.64 km) NNE | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 50.42 miles (81.15 km) ENE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 51.85 miles (83.45 km) ESE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 53.35 miles (85.85 km) N | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) SSE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,897.99 miles (19,147.91 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,874.86 miles (19,110.69 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,869.65 miles (19,102.31 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,860.18 miles (19,087.07 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,839.51 miles (19,053.79 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,834.41 miles (19,045.60 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,833.87 miles (19,044.72 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,822.95 miles (19,027.15 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,812.41 miles (19,010.18 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,804.61 miles (18,997.63 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,803.98 miles (18,996.62 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,782.42 miles (18,961.92 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,774.40 miles (18,949.02 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,761.76 miles (18,928.67 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,760.44 miles (18,926.54 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 267.38 miles (430.30 km) WNW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 2 | 274.10 miles (441.12 km) NNW | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 3 | 280.64 miles (451.65 km) N | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 4 | 330.55 miles (531.98 km) N | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 5 | 346.87 miles (558.23 km) NNW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 6 | 373.09 miles (600.43 km) W | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 7 | 387.44 miles (623.52 km) NNE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 8 | 418.02 miles (672.74 km) SW | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 418.15 miles (672.95 km) WNW | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 423.96 miles (682.30 km) WNW | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 433.21 miles (697.17 km) E | Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) | Adrar, Algeria | |
| 12 | 442.62 miles (712.32 km) NE | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 13 | 448.70 miles (722.11 km) N | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 14 | 454.74 miles (731.83 km) SW | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 462.04 miles (743.57 km) N | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,102.83 miles (19,477.56 km) ESE | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,956.54 miles (19,242.14 km) SE | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 11,939.10 miles (19,214.07 km) SSE | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,925.14 miles (19,191.61 km) SE | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,901.81 miles (19,154.06 km) SE | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,901.66 miles (19,153.82 km) SSE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 11,870.54 miles (19,103.74 km) S | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,869.79 miles (19,102.52 km) SSE | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,854.37 miles (19,077.70 km) S | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,841.89 miles (19,057.63 km) S | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,837.96 miles (19,051.31 km) SSE | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,825.44 miles (19,031.16 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,816.34 miles (19,016.51 km) S | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,807.98 miles (19,003.06 km) S | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,799.10 miles (18,988.76 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |