Nonstop flight route between Gafsa, Tunisia and Comayagua, Honduras:
Departure Airport:
(34°25'18"N by 8°49'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Distance from GAF to XPL:
6,017.45 miles (9,684.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF), Gafsa, Tunisia and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,017 miles (or 9,684 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 Gafsa - Ksar International Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Gafsa - Ksar International Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAF / DTTF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gafsa, Tunisia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'18"N by 8°49'20"E |
| Area Served: | Gafsa, Tunisia |
| Operator/Owner: | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1060 feet (323 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAF |
| More Information: | GAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
| Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
| More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF):
- The furthest airport from Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,768 miles (18,939 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) is Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SE of GAF.
- In addition to being known as "Gafsa - Ksar International Airport", other names for GAF include "Aéroport international de Gafsa-Ksar" and "مطار قفصة قصر الدولي".
- Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- As of January 2008, all 44 of the apartment buildings were finished and already occupied.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to the Honduran Air Force Academy, the US military's Joint Task Force Bravo is headquartered at Soto Cano.
- The 612 ABS has among its functions.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) SE | Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE) | Gabès, Tunisia |     |
| 2 | 108.24 miles (174.20 km) ENE | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 3 | 117.88 miles (189.71 km) ESE | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) | Djerba, Tunisia | |
| 4 | 132.69 miles (213.55 km) WSW | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 5 | 143.02 miles (230.16 km) NE | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 6 | 146.19 miles (235.27 km) NE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 169.20 miles (272.31 km) WNW | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 8 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) NNW | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 9 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) N | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 177.25 miles (285.26 km) W | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 11 | 178.79 miles (287.74 km) NW | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 12 | 185.44 miles (298.44 km) NNE | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 198.69 miles (319.76 km) NNW | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 14 | 202.28 miles (325.54 km) NNE | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 227.40 miles (365.96 km) ENE | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,767.90 miles (18,938.56 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,730.62 miles (18,878.56 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,729.48 miles (18,876.72 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,697.29 miles (18,824.92 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,695.77 miles (18,822.48 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,691.32 miles (18,815.30 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,674.47 miles (18,788.20 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,672.01 miles (18,784.24 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,671.87 miles (18,784.01 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,670.55 miles (18,781.89 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,669.95 miles (18,780.92 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,648.22 miles (18,745.94 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,640.15 miles (18,732.97 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,630.48 miles (18,717.39 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,614.97 miles (18,692.44 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.37 km) WSW | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 2 | 34.99 miles (56.31 km) SE | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 3 | 76.66 miles (123.37 km) NNW | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 4 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) NNE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 5 | 116.14 miles (186.91 km) SW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 6 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 7 | 156.71 miles (252.21 km) NNW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 8 | 156.81 miles (252.37 km) NNW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 9 | 156.89 miles (252.49 km) NNW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 10 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) NE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 183.10 miles (294.67 km) SSE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 13 | 186.77 miles (300.58 km) NNW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 14 | 194.86 miles (313.60 km) W | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 196.10 miles (315.60 km) ESE | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.28 miles (19,475.08 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,498.68 miles (18,505.29 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,451.88 miles (18,429.97 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,442.60 miles (18,415.04 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,385.38 miles (18,322.95 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,361.44 miles (18,284.42 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,353.35 miles (18,271.41 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,332.03 miles (18,237.08 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,311.74 miles (18,204.44 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,302.95 miles (18,190.29 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.39 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,283.39 miles (18,158.81 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,281.31 miles (18,155.46 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,267.68 miles (18,133.52 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,256.27 miles (18,115.16 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |