Nonstop flight route between Gambell, Alaska, United States and Oujda, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W)
Distance from GAM to OUD:
5,604.44 miles (9,019.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States and Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,604 miles (or 9,019 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 Angads 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 Angads 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: | OUD / GMFO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oujda, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W |
| Area Served: | Oujda, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1535 feet (468 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUD |
| More Information: | OUD 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.
- 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 was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
Facts about Angads Airport (OUD):
- The furthest airport from Angads Airport (OUD) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Angads Airport (meaning Angads Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Angads Airport", other names for OUD include "مطار وجدة أنجاد" and "Oujda Angads Airport".
- Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Angads Airport is an airport serving Oujda, a city in the Oriental region in Morocco.
- The closest airport to Angads Airport (OUD) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of OUD.
| 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 | 67.60 miles (108.79 km) WNW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 2 | 79.81 miles (128.44 km) ENE | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 3 | 93.35 miles (150.24 km) NE | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 4 | 94.22 miles (151.63 km) NE | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 5 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) WNW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 6 | 120.76 miles (194.35 km) ENE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 7 | 144.28 miles (232.20 km) N | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 158.57 miles (255.19 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 9 | 184.05 miles (296.20 km) WSW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 194.60 miles (313.18 km) NW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 11 | 195.60 miles (314.79 km) NNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 12 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 14 | 205.33 miles (330.44 km) WNW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 15 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) ENE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,237.10 miles (19,693.65 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,220.40 miles (19,666.77 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,216.79 miles (19,660.97 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,211.58 miles (19,652.58 km) SSE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,210.86 miles (19,651.43 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,204.11 miles (19,640.56 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,198.93 miles (19,632.22 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,197.37 miles (19,629.72 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,195.15 miles (19,626.14 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,191.75 miles (19,620.67 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,188.07 miles (19,614.75 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,187.34 miles (19,613.57 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,174.90 miles (19,593.56 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,168.93 miles (19,583.95 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |