Nonstop flight route between Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Luxor, Egypt:
Departure Airport:
(49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°40'14"N by 32°42'23"E)
Distance from GCI to LXR:
2,498.24 miles (4,020.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guernsey Airport (GCI), Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Luxor International Airport (LXR), Luxor, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,498 miles (or 4,021 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 relatively short distance between Guernsey Airport and Luxor International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCI / EGJB |
| Airport Name: | Guernsey Airport |
| Location: | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W |
| Area Served: | Guernsey |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCI |
| More Information: | GCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXR / HELX |
| Airport Name: | Luxor International Airport |
| Location: | Luxor, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°40'14"N by 32°42'23"E |
| Area Served: | Luxor, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Egyptian Airport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public, Military |
| Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LXR |
| More Information: | LXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Guernsey Airport (GCI):
- Because of Guernsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Guernsey 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.
- A large number of single and twin-engined light and business aircraft are based at the airport.
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Jersey Airport (JER), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of GCI.
- The furthest airport from Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Guernsey Airport (meaning Guernsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Work started on a new terminal building in 2002, which became operational on 19 April 2004.
- Guernsey Airport handled 886,396 passengers last year.
- The airport currently runs two liaison groups.
Facts about Luxor International Airport (LXR):
- On 20 February 2009, an Antonov An-12 crashed after an engine caught fire on take-off.
- Because of Luxor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Luxor International 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.
- In 2005 the airport was upgraded to accommodate up to 8 million passengers a year.
- The closest airport to Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Aswan International Airport (ASW), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of LXR.
- The furthest airport from Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Luxor International Airport (meaning Luxor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Luxor International Airport (LXR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.10 miles (38.78 km) SE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 25.58 miles (41.17 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) ENE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 4 | 61.39 miles (98.80 km) SW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 5 | 63.06 miles (101.48 km) S | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 6 | 63.12 miles (101.58 km) SSE | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 7 | 79.68 miles (128.23 km) SW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 95.57 miles (153.81 km) NW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 96.75 miles (155.70 km) NNW | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 98.61 miles (158.70 km) E | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 11 | 98.85 miles (159.09 km) NNE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.15 miles (164.40 km) SSE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 13 | 107.12 miles (172.39 km) SW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 14 | 108.45 miles (174.54 km) NE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 118.31 miles (190.41 km) NNE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.73 miles (19,350.27 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,009.21 miles (19,326.90 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,978.04 miles (19,276.75 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,974.37 miles (19,270.83 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,971.69 miles (19,266.52 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,967.58 miles (19,259.90 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,965.48 miles (19,256.52 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,961.42 miles (19,250.00 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,951.29 miles (19,233.69 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,934.17 miles (19,206.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,929.34 miles (19,198.36 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,922.80 miles (19,187.84 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,919.43 miles (19,182.42 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,915.54 miles (19,176.15 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,895.42 miles (19,143.77 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 118.13 miles (190.12 km) S | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 2 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) NNE | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| 3 | 141.55 miles (227.80 km) NW | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| 4 | 143.16 miles (230.39 km) ESE | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 5 | 190.34 miles (306.32 km) NNE | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 6 | 224.33 miles (361.03 km) NNE | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| 7 | 237.90 miles (382.87 km) SSW | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 8 | 277.81 miles (447.10 km) SSW | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 9 | 298.85 miles (480.96 km) NNE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| 10 | 301.91 miles (485.88 km) NNE | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel | |
| 11 | 304.37 miles (489.83 km) NE | Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 306.83 miles (493.79 km) NNE | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan | |
| 13 | 317.63 miles (511.17 km) NNW | Cairo International Airport (CAI) | Cairo, Egypt | |
| 14 | 324.91 miles (522.89 km) NNE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 15 | 325.95 miles (524.56 km) NNE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.10 miles (19,466.75 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,856.78 miles (19,081.59 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,850.55 miles (19,071.56 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,849.74 miles (19,070.27 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,787.64 miles (18,970.32 km) WSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,772.92 miles (18,946.63 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,771.37 miles (18,944.14 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,766.97 miles (18,937.06 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,764.03 miles (18,932.32 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,737.62 miles (18,889.82 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,736.77 miles (18,888.46 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,736.71 miles (18,888.35 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,722.99 miles (18,866.28 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,717.20 miles (18,856.95 km) ESE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,715.23 miles (18,853.78 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |