Nonstop flight route between Gordil, Central African Republic and Shemya, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gordil Airport (GDI), Gordil, Central African Republic and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,834 miles (or 12,607 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 Gordil Airport and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Gordil Airport and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gordil Airport (GDI):

• The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDI is "FEGL".
• Gordil Airport (GDI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDI) is Gordil Airport (GDA), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of GDI.

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• Shemya also continued to support the Great Circle Route for MATS and later Military Airlift Command transports between Japan and Elmendorf AFB.
• The limited resources assigned to the Eleventh Air Force meant only a limited number of missions could be carried out over the Kuriles.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 spring of 1944 brought improving weather and the B-24s and PV-1s to fly more missions over the Kuriles.
• On 1 April 1995, Eareckson AS was converted to contractor operations and maintenance, providing all support on the island.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• Eareckson Air Station is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands.
• There is also an NDB, TACAN and a VOR on the island.