Nonstop flight route between Galena, Alaska, United States and Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°38'15"S by 69°52'59"W)
Distance from GAL to ERN:
6,546.35 miles (10,535.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States and Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN), Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,546 miles (or 10,535 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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: | ERN / SWEI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°38'15"S by 69°52'59"W |
| Area Served: | Eirunepé |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 412 feet (126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERN |
| More Information: | ERN Maps & Info |
Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):
- The closest airport to Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GAL.
- 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,784 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,447 enplanements in 2009, and 12,421 in 2010.
- 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.
- 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.
- Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN):
- The furthest airport from Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (meaning Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) N of ERN.
- Because of Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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.
- In addition to being known as "Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport", another name for ERN is "Aeroporto Amaury Feitosa Tomaz".
- Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) N | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 168.93 miles (271.86 km) N | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 3 | 208.75 miles (335.95 km) WSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 4 | 238.63 miles (384.04 km) ENE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 256.24 miles (412.38 km) N | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 261.28 miles (420.48 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 7 | 307.24 miles (494.45 km) NW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 8 | 313.34 miles (504.26 km) SSE | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 330.96 miles (532.62 km) S | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 10 | 343.09 miles (552.15 km) WSW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 11 | 350.62 miles (564.27 km) S | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 12 | 352.28 miles (566.95 km) E | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 367.40 miles (591.28 km) N | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 14 | 397.04 miles (638.97 km) SE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 410.52 miles (660.67 km) NNW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,213.87 miles (19,656.27 km) NNE | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,157.53 miles (19,565.61 km) ENE | Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,149.47 miles (19,552.62 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,145.92 miles (19,546.92 km) NNW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,126.30 miles (19,515.34 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,122.40 miles (19,509.06 km) NW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,108.45 miles (19,486.61 km) NNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,106.36 miles (19,483.25 km) NE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,102.61 miles (19,477.21 km) N | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,101.33 miles (19,475.16 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,087.25 miles (19,452.50 km) NE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,085.99 miles (19,450.46 km) WNW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 13 | 12,077.44 miles (19,436.70 km) WNW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,072.31 miles (19,428.45 km) WNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,067.85 miles (19,421.27 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |