Nonstop flight route between Galena, Alaska, United States and Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States and Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,988 miles (or 6,417 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 Xuzhou Guanyin 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 Xuzhou Guanyin 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 |
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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: | XUZ / ZSXZ |
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Location: | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'32"N by 117°33'19"E |
Area Served: | Xuzhou, Jiangsu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XUZ |
More Information: | XUZ 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.
- 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.
- 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)".
- 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.
Facts about Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ):
- In 2007 it handled 414,057 passengers, up 38 percent from the previous year, ranking 59th place in the People's Republic of China.
- The furthest airport from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (meaning Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,866 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is located in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, over 45 kilometres from the downtown area in the southeast outskirts of the city.
- Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Xuzhou Guanyin Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Xuzhou Guanyin 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 Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of XUZ.
- In addition to being known as "Xuzhou Guanyin Airport", other names for XUZ include "徐州观音机场" and "Xúzhōu Guānyīn Jīchǎng".