Nonstop flight route between Guasopa, Papua New Guinea and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guasopa Airport (GAZ), Guasopa, Papua New Guinea and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,195 miles (or 13,189 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 Guasopa Airport and Ben Gurion 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 Guasopa Airport and Ben Gurion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Guasopa Airport (GAZ):

• In addition to being known as "Guasopa Airport", other names for GAZ include "AYGJ" and "Guasopa Airport".
• The closest airport to Guasopa Airport (GAZ) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAZ.
• The furthest airport from Guasopa Airport (GAZ) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is nearly antipodal to Guasopa Airport (meaning Guasopa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from São Filipe Airport), and is located 12,010 miles (19,328 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• With passenger traffic projected to increase, plans were drawn in the 1980s and 90s for the extension of runways 03/21 and 08/26 as a means of alleviating some of Ben Gurion's safety and capacity concerns.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• Ben Gurion airport is located near the suburb of Lod, 19 km from Tel Aviv's city centre, in the southeastern outskirts of Tel Aviv.
• Work on Natbag 2000, as the Terminal 3 project was known, was scheduled for completion prior to 2000 in order to handle a massive influx of pilgrims expected for the Millennium celebrations.
• In February 2006, the Israel Airports Authority announced plans to invest 4.3 million NIS in a new VIP wing for private jet passengers and crews, as well as others interested in avoiding the main terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• Free wireless internet is provided throughout the terminal.
• This terminal, built in 1999, was meant to handle the crowds expected in 2000, but never officially opened.
• While Ben Gurion Airport has been a target of Palestinian attacks, the adoption of strict security precautions has ensured that no aircraft departing from Ben Gurion airport has ever been hijacked.
• Although Terminal 1 was closed between 2003 and 2007, the building served as a venue for various events and large-scale exhibitions including the "Bezalel Academy of Arts Centennial Exhibition" which was held there in 2006.
• The airport began as an airstrip of four concrete runways on the outskirts of the town of Lydda.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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.