Nonstop flight route between Gambell, Alaska, United States and Lviv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°48'45"N by 23°57'21"E)
Distance from GAM to LWO:
4,543.22 miles (7,311.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States and Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO), Lviv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,543 miles (or 7,312 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 Lviv Danylo Halytskyi 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 Gambell Airport and Lviv Danylo Halytskyi 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: | 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: | LWO / UKLL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lviv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°48'45"N by 23°57'21"E |
| Area Served: | Lviv |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1071 feet (326 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWO |
| More Information: | LWO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- 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.
Facts about Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO):
- The airfield was the site of the Sknyliv air show disaster in 2002, which killed 77.
- The furthest airport from Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,390 miles (18,331 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) is Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSE of LWO.
- In addition to being known as "Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport", other names for LWO include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Львів» імені Данила Галицького" and "LWO[1]".
- Lviv airport's new terminal building has an area of 34,000m² with a capacity of handling 1,000 passengers an hour.
| 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 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) SSE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 80.47 miles (129.50 km) ESE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 88.52 miles (142.46 km) WNW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 4 | 112.73 miles (181.41 km) NNW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 5 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) SE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 145.96 miles (234.90 km) WSW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 7 | 150.50 miles (242.21 km) S | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 8 | 153.67 miles (247.30 km) SSW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 9 | 155.43 miles (250.15 km) NNW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 10 | 158.65 miles (255.32 km) N | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 11 | 174.51 miles (280.84 km) WSW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 182.99 miles (294.49 km) SE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 13 | 184.38 miles (296.73 km) SW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 14 | 186.35 miles (299.90 km) W | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 15 | 192.83 miles (310.33 km) SW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,390.47 miles (18,331.14 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,949.15 miles (17,620.90 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,944.70 miles (17,613.74 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,937.32 miles (17,601.86 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,921.96 miles (17,577.15 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,918.45 miles (17,571.50 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,914.02 miles (17,564.37 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,908.53 miles (17,555.53 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,896.47 miles (17,536.13 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,888.08 miles (17,522.63 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,878.64 miles (17,507.43 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,876.74 miles (17,504.37 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,876.45 miles (17,503.91 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,873.09 miles (17,498.50 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,871.95 miles (17,496.67 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |