Nonstop flight route between Galena, Alaska, United States and Constanța, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°21'43"N by 28°29'17"E)
Distance from GAL to CND:
4,893.10 miles (7,874.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND), Constanța, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,893 miles (or 7,875 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 Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" 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 Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" 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: | GAL / PAGA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galena, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W |
| Area Served: | Galena, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAL |
| More Information: | GAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CND / LRCK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Constanța, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°21'43"N by 28°29'17"E |
| Area Served: | Constanţa |
| Operator/Owner: | S. N. Aeroportul International Mihail Kogalniceanu Constanta S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 353 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CND |
| More Information: | CND Maps & Info |
Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):
- Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,598 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport", another name for GAL is "(former Galena Air Force Base)".
- The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
- The closest airport to Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GAL.
- As Galena Air Force Base, it was used by the USAF during the Cold War as an interceptor base for aircraft patrolling the western areas of Alaska.
- Because of Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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.
Facts about Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND):
- The furthest airport from Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" 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.
- The closest airport to Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSW of CND.
- Several city bus lines link the airport to Constanta railway station.
- As of October 2009 the US has spent $48 million upgrading the base.
- In addition to being known as "Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport", another name for CND is "Aeroportul Internaţional Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu".
- Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport handled 73,301 passengers last year.
- According to Eurocontrol data, it has been the site of four landings and two stopovers by aircraft identified as probably belonging to the CIA's fleet of rendition planes, including at least one widely used executive jet N379P.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.24 miles (40.63 km) WNW | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 33.53 miles (53.95 km) W | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 43.28 miles (69.66 km) E | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) WSW | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 68.58 miles (110.37 km) NNE | Huslia Airport (HSL) | Huslia, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.93 miles (135.07 km) SSE | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) NE | Hughes Airport (HUS) | Hughes, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 123.53 miles (198.81 km) SSE | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 124.64 miles (200.60 km) W | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 127.30 miles (204.87 km) NE | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 127.43 miles (205.08 km) WNW | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 129.61 miles (208.58 km) WSW | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) W | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) SSE | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 130.57 miles (210.14 km) SSE | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,313.41 miles (16,597.78 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,309.38 miles (16,591.29 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,302.73 miles (16,580.59 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,276.31 miles (16,538.08 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,237.19 miles (16,475.12 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,131.03 miles (16,304.27 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,076.40 miles (16,216.36 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 8 | 10,075.25 miles (16,214.50 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,017.04 miles (16,120.83 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,016.20 miles (16,119.47 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.95 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,008.98 miles (16,107.85 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,001.06 miles (16,095.11 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,991.80 miles (16,080.21 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,991.52 miles (16,079.76 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.81 miles (136.49 km) SSW | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 2 | 118.06 miles (189.99 km) W | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 3 | 119.38 miles (192.12 km) W | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 4 | 129.28 miles (208.05 km) WSW | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 5 | 133.08 miles (214.17 km) SSW | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) WSW | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 167.68 miles (269.85 km) NNW | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 8 | 169.89 miles (273.41 km) SW | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 177.86 miles (286.23 km) NE | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 178.55 miles (287.34 km) N | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 11 | 197.63 miles (318.06 km) SW | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 12 | 199.06 miles (320.35 km) NNW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 13 | 220.23 miles (354.43 km) SW | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 14 | 224.61 miles (361.48 km) S | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 15 | 227.29 miles (365.79 km) W | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,202.97 miles (18,029.39 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,921.54 miles (17,576.47 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,842.30 miles (17,448.95 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,820.10 miles (17,413.23 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,787.25 miles (17,360.36 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,767.86 miles (17,329.15 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,762.75 miles (17,320.93 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,746.67 miles (17,295.04 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,746.25 miles (17,294.38 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,729.78 miles (17,267.87 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,729.75 miles (17,267.82 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 10,729.40 miles (17,267.26 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,728.78 miles (17,266.25 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,722.36 miles (17,255.93 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,708.66 miles (17,233.87 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |