Nonstop flight route between Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States and Blythe, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH), Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,764 miles (or 4,449 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 Galbraith Lake Airport and Blythe 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 Galbraith Lake Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH):

• The furthest airport from Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,055 miles (16,181 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) is Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of GBH.
• Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• During World War II the airfield was known as Blythe Army Air Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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 furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.