Nonstop flight route between Galena, Alaska, United States and Amiens, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States and Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), Amiens, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,441 miles (or 7,146 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 Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome, 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 Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):

• 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.
• As Galena Airport, it was used as a military transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
• Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport", another name for GAL is "(former Galena Air Force Base)".
• 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.
• 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 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.

Facts about Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM):

• The furthest airport from Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (meaning Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,014 miles (19,335 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 208 feet, planes can take off or land at Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome 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.
• Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) is Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of QAM.
• In addition to being known as "Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome", other names for QAM include "Aérodrome d'Amiens - Glisy" and "(former Advanced Landing Ground B-48)".
• The airfield was then used by the Americans as a troop carrier and transport airfield flying C-47 Skytrain aircraft.