Nonstop flight route between Gambell, Alaska, United States and Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia:
Departure Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°10'47"N by 20°44'31"E)
Distance from GAM to OHD:
5,153.47 miles (8,293.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States and Ohrid Airport (OHD), Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,153 miles (or 8,294 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 Ohrid 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 Ohrid 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: | OHD / LWOH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°10'47"N by 20°44'31"E |
| Area Served: | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 2313 feet (705 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OHD |
| More Information: | OHD Maps & Info |
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- 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.
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- 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.
- 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 Ohrid Airport (OHD):
- The furthest airport from Ohrid Airport (OHD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,544 miles (18,578 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ohrid Airport (OHD) is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of OHD.
- Ohrid Airport handled 7,804 passengers last year.
- Ohrid Airport (OHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ohrid Airport", other names for OHD include "Аеродром Охрид" and "Aerodrom Ohrid".
- In this airport can be operational from small aircraft to medium-large aircraft.
- On 20 November 1993 Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yak 42D crashed near the airport.
| 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 | 55.46 miles (89.25 km) WNW | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 2 | 58.03 miles (93.39 km) SSE | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 3 | 70.74 miles (113.84 km) NE | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 4 | 84.40 miles (135.82 km) SE | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece | |
| 5 | 97.41 miles (156.77 km) N | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 6 | 102.59 miles (165.11 km) S | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece | |
| 7 | 111.97 miles (180.20 km) NW | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 8 | 117.47 miles (189.04 km) SSW | Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) | Corfu, Greece | |
| 9 | 123.21 miles (198.29 km) NNW | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 10 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) ESE | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 11 | 134.07 miles (215.76 km) NW | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 12 | 139.30 miles (224.18 km) SE | Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) | Larisa, Greece | |
| 13 | 150.33 miles (241.93 km) WSW | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 14 | 151.32 miles (243.52 km) WSW | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| 15 | 154.52 miles (248.68 km) NNW | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,543.67 miles (18,577.69 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,221.65 miles (18,059.45 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,177.81 miles (17,988.89 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,151.73 miles (17,946.92 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,133.51 miles (17,917.61 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,124.91 miles (17,903.76 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,124.57 miles (17,903.22 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,124.56 miles (17,903.20 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,109.23 miles (17,878.53 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,102.07 miles (17,867.00 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,099.55 miles (17,862.95 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,094.54 miles (17,854.89 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,089.39 miles (17,846.59 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,086.78 miles (17,842.40 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,068.36 miles (17,812.76 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |