Nonstop flight route between Gondar, Ethiopia and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), Gondar, Ethiopia and Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,126 miles (or 13,077 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 Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport and Lone Star Executive 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 Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport and Lone Star Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDQ / HAGN |
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Location: | Gondar, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°31'10"N by 37°26'2"E |
Area Served: | Gondar, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6542 feet (1,994 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDQ |
More Information: | GDQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXO / KCXO |
Airport Name: | Lone Star Executive Airport |
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°21'8"N by 95°24'51"W |
Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Montgomery County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 245 feet (75 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CXO |
More Information: | CXO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ):
- Because of Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport's high elevation of 6,542 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GDQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GDQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is Debre Tabor Airport (DBT), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SE of GDQ.
- Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gondar Airport, also known as Atse Tewodros Airport, is an airport serving Gondar, a city in the northern Amhara Region of Ethiopia.
- The furthest airport from Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is nearly antipodal to Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (meaning Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raroia Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Raroia, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport", another name for GDQ is "የጎንደር ዓፄ ቴዎድሮስ የአየር ማረፊያ".
Facts about Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO):
- Because of Lone Star Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 245 feet, planes can take off or land at Lone Star Executive 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 closest airport to Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of CXO.
- The furthest airport from Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,957 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) has 2 runways.