Nonstop flight route between Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica:
Departure Airport:
(7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°59'18"N by 76°49'26"W)
Distance from GBK to KTP:
4,377.48 miles (7,044.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,377 miles (or 7,045 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 Gbangbatok Airport and Tinson Pen Aerodrome, 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 Gbangbatok Airport and Tinson Pen Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBK / GFGK |
| Airport Name: | Gbangbatok Airport |
| Location: | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W |
| Area Served: | Gbangbatok |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBK |
| More Information: | GBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTP / MKTP |
| Airport Name: | Tinson Pen Aerodrome |
| Location: | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'18"N by 76°49'26"W |
| Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTP |
| More Information: | KTP Maps & Info |
Facts about Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- The closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
- The furthest airport from Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Gbangbatok Airport (meaning Gbangbatok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Because of Gbangbatok Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Gbangbatok 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.
- Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP):
- Tinson Pen Aerodrome handled approximately 92,091 passengers in 2001.
- The furthest airport from Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,889 miles (19,134 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of KTP.
- Because of Tinson Pen Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinson Pen Aerodrome 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 following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.
- Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.64 miles (34.83 km) SSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone |     |
| 2 | 43.13 miles (69.42 km) ENE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) NW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 78.82 miles (126.85 km) NW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 82.63 miles (132.98 km) E | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 106.57 miles (171.50 km) ENE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 139.26 miles (224.12 km) NNE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) NW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 9 | 151.82 miles (244.33 km) ENE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 10 | 152.98 miles (246.20 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 176.07 miles (283.35 km) SE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 12 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 13 | 182.04 miles (292.97 km) ENE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 14 | 188.77 miles (303.80 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 15 | 193.28 miles (311.06 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,032.33 miles (19,364.11 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,026.52 miles (19,354.77 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,019.49 miles (19,343.45 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,005.95 miles (19,321.66 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,994.21 miles (19,302.76 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,978.97 miles (19,278.24 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,970.92 miles (19,265.27 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,958.25 miles (19,244.89 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,939.41 miles (19,214.57 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,932.50 miles (19,203.45 km) S | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 11 | 11,918.48 miles (19,180.88 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,907.95 miles (19,163.95 km) ESE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,906.45 miles (19,161.52 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,904.55 miles (19,158.47 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,888.80 miles (19,133.12 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.38 miles (7.04 km) SSE | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 2 | 23.93 miles (38.51 km) NE | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 3 | 30.25 miles (48.68 km) NNW | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 79.85 miles (128.51 km) WNW | Sangster International Airport (MBJ) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 102.34 miles (164.71 km) WNW | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica | |
| 6 | 151.36 miles (243.60 km) NNE | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 7 | 159.86 miles (257.26 km) N | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 8 | 166.89 miles (268.58 km) N | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 171.48 miles (275.97 km) NE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 10 | 180.18 miles (289.96 km) ENE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 11 | 181.17 miles (291.56 km) NE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 12 | 196.08 miles (315.55 km) N | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 13 | 200.28 miles (322.31 km) E | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 14 | 204.37 miles (328.90 km) NNE | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| 15 | 204.70 miles (329.42 km) NNE | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,889.47 miles (19,134.20 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,854.05 miles (19,077.20 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,670.72 miles (18,782.15 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,626.20 miles (18,710.51 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,619.47 miles (18,699.68 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,615.84 miles (18,693.83 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,615.37 miles (18,693.08 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,611.28 miles (18,686.50 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,596.95 miles (18,663.44 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,589.03 miles (18,650.69 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,584.22 miles (18,642.94 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,580.73 miles (18,637.33 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,579.60 miles (18,635.51 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,575.77 miles (18,629.34 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,545.81 miles (18,581.13 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |