Nonstop flight route between Fderik, Mauritania and Gainesville, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°40'1"N by 12°43'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°39'5"N by 97°11'48"W)
Distance from FGD to GLE:
5,063.33 miles (8,148.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fderik Airport (FGD), Fderik, Mauritania and Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE), Gainesville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,063 miles (or 8,149 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 Fderik Airport and Gainesville Municipal 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 Fderik Airport and Gainesville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGD / GQPF |
| Airport Name: | Fderik Airport |
| Location: | Fderik, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°40'1"N by 12°43'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from FGD |
| More Information: | FGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLE / KGLE |
| Airport Name: | Gainesville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Gainesville, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'5"N by 97°11'48"W |
| Area Served: | Gainesville, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Gainesville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 845 feet (258 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLE |
| More Information: | GLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Fderik Airport (FGD):
- The closest airport to Fderik Airport (FGD) is Tazadit International Airport (OUZ), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of FGD.
- The furthest airport from Fderik Airport (FGD) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is nearly antipodal to Fderik Airport (meaning Fderik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nouméa Magenta Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Nouméa, New Caledonia.
Facts about Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE):
- Because of Gainesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Gainesville Municipal 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 airport was opened in August 1941 as Gainesville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force as a training base to provide photographic intelligence for air and ground forces.
- The closest airport to Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) E of GLE.
- Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,905 miles (17,550 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Gainesville Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three miles west of the central business district of Gainesville, a city in Cooke County, Texas, United States.
- Known units which trained at Gainesville were the 8th and 426th Reconnaissance Groups.
- The 8th Reconnaissance group was deployed to India in 1944 to support 10th and 14th Air Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.53 miles (71.67 km) E | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania |     |
| 2 | 150.59 miles (242.35 km) S | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 215.74 miles (347.21 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 4 | 228.89 miles (368.37 km) SSW | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 295.47 miles (475.51 km) SSE | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 300.53 miles (483.66 km) WSW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 305.93 miles (492.35 km) WSW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 8 | 311.35 miles (501.07 km) N | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 9 | 340.07 miles (547.28 km) S | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 357.98 miles (576.12 km) SE | Tichitt Airport (THI) | Tichitt, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 376.59 miles (606.07 km) SSW | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 378.14 miles (608.55 km) SW | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 395.52 miles (636.52 km) SSE | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 399.72 miles (643.28 km) NNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 405.92 miles (653.26 km) N | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.76 miles (19,921.63 km) ESE | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 2 | 12,355.98 miles (19,884.98 km) ESE | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 12,341.17 miles (19,861.14 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 12,245.24 miles (19,706.76 km) SE | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 12,204.77 miles (19,641.63 km) SW | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,194.17 miles (19,624.57 km) SE | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 12,155.89 miles (19,562.96 km) SSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,147.14 miles (19,548.87 km) SW | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,145.12 miles (19,545.63 km) SSW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,143.06 miles (19,542.32 km) SSW | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,128.02 miles (19,518.11 km) SE | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 12 | 12,086.84 miles (19,451.83 km) SSW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,045.20 miles (19,384.83 km) S | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,029.09 miles (19,358.90 km) SSW | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,012.53 miles (19,332.24 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.40 miles (48.92 km) E | North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 34.50 miles (55.53 km) N | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 46.22 miles (74.39 km) NNE | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 46.39 miles (74.65 km) S | Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 50.27 miles (80.90 km) ENE | Eaker Field (DUA) | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 51.56 miles (82.99 km) SSE | Addison Airport (ADS) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 52.93 miles (85.18 km) S | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) | Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 58.25 miles (93.74 km) S | Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 59.04 miles (95.01 km) SSE | Dallas Love Field (DAL) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 69.70 miles (112.17 km) SSE | Dallas Executive Airport (RBD) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 71.51 miles (115.08 km) NW | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 75.69 miles (121.81 km) WNW | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 76.75 miles (123.52 km) ESE | Majors Airport (GVT) | Greenville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) WNW | Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,905.01 miles (17,549.87 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,710.25 miles (17,236.44 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,648.71 miles (17,137.40 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,589.91 miles (17,042.77 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,570.30 miles (17,011.20 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,563.23 miles (16,999.83 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,551.77 miles (16,981.38 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 8 | 10,551.06 miles (16,980.25 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,540.66 miles (16,963.51 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,540.13 miles (16,962.65 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,534.42 miles (16,953.46 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,530.38 miles (16,946.96 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,529.87 miles (16,946.13 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,523.01 miles (16,935.10 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,522.47 miles (16,934.23 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |