Nonstop flight route between Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Valera, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone and Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV), Valera, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,974 miles (or 6,395 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 Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño 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 Gbangbatok Airport and Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport. 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: | VLV / SVVL |
| Airport Name: | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport |
| Location: | Valera, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 70°35'3"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 1893 feet (577 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLV |
| More Information: | VLV Maps & Info |
Facts about Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
Facts about Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV):
- The furthest airport from Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (meaning Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
- Colonel Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport, formerly Known as Antonio Nicolas Briceno National Airport is the main Trujillo state airport in the Venezuelan Andes, located on Avenida Principal La Hoyada in the municipality of Carvajal, just outside Valera.
- The closest airport to Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) is Barinas Airport (BNS), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSE of VLV.
- On December 29, 2012, during a press conference, executives of Avior Airlines, announced it will reopen flights to this destination, being operated by the subsidiary Avior Regional with two daily flights from Caracas from 1 April 2013.
- Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) currently has only 1 runway.
