Nonstop flight route between Gambell, Alaska, United States and Hengyang, Hunan, China:
Departure Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°54'19"N by 112°37'40"E)
Distance from GAM to HNY:
4,128.78 miles (6,644.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States and Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), Hengyang, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,129 miles (or 6,645 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 Gambell Airport and Hengyang Bajialing 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 Gambell Airport and Hengyang Bajialing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gambell, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gambell, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAM |
| More Information: | GAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNY / ZGHY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°54'19"N by 112°37'40"E |
| Area Served: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public (defunct) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNY |
| More Information: | HNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- Gambell Airport covers an area of 200 acres which contains one asphalt and concrete paved runway measuring 4,500 x 96 ft.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- On 30 August 1975, Wien Air Alaska Flight 99, a Fairchild F-27B on approach to landing, crashed into Sevuokuk Mountain after multiple missed approaches, killing the pilot and co-pilot and eight others out of the 32 crew and passengers on board.
- Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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 Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY):
- In addition to being known as "Hengyang Bajialing Airport", another name for HNY is "衡阳八甲岭机场".
- The furthest airport from Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (meaning Hengyang Bajialing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) WSW of HNY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 62.19 miles (100.09 km) NW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 3 | 160.12 miles (257.69 km) NNE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) NE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 176.11 miles (283.43 km) NE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 177.57 miles (285.78 km) NE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 189.90 miles (305.61 km) NE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) NE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.87 km) ENE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 227.73 miles (366.50 km) SE | Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) ESE | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 232.46 miles (374.11 km) ESE | Alakanuk Airport (AUK) | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 234.84 miles (377.94 km) ESE | Emmonak Airport (EMK) | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.37 miles (378.78 km) SE | Hooper Bay Airport (HPB) | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,421.04 miles (16,771.00 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,331.16 miles (16,626.34 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,294.01 miles (16,566.57 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,249.91 miles (16,495.60 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,202.40 miles (16,419.12 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,153.28 miles (16,340.08 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,049.93 miles (16,173.76 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,040.76 miles (16,159.00 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,990.53 miles (16,078.17 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 9,977.60 miles (16,057.35 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,977.35 miles (16,056.95 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,967.79 miles (16,041.56 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,946.13 miles (16,006.70 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.69 miles (118.59 km) WSW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 96.34 miles (155.04 km) NNE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 120.34 miles (193.67 km) ENE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 130.04 miles (209.28 km) E | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 141.95 miles (228.45 km) SSE | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 151.63 miles (244.02 km) ESE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 151.63 miles (244.03 km) NNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 183.75 miles (295.71 km) WNW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 198.50 miles (319.45 km) SW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 202.02 miles (325.12 km) NW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 214.51 miles (345.22 km) WNW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) W | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 13 | 237.03 miles (381.46 km) N | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 241.37 miles (388.45 km) NE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 15 | 246.31 miles (396.40 km) S | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,296.98 miles (19,790.02 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,283.74 miles (19,768.71 km) SW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,283.37 miles (19,768.13 km) ESE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,252.06 miles (19,717.72 km) SW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,247.77 miles (19,710.82 km) E | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,239.22 miles (19,697.06 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,233.09 miles (19,687.19 km) E | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,212.25 miles (19,653.66 km) SW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,130.08 miles (19,521.42 km) SE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,124.80 miles (19,512.92 km) SE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,116.94 miles (19,500.27 km) SSE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,115.09 miles (19,497.31 km) SW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,105.54 miles (19,481.92 km) SSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,104.82 miles (19,480.77 km) S | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |