Nonstop flight route between Gondar, Ethiopia and Imperial, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°31'10"N by 37°26'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'3"N by 115°34'42"W)
Distance from GDQ to IPL:
8,832.62 miles (14,214.68 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- GDQ Airport Information
- IPL Airport Information
- Facts about GDQ
- Facts about IPL
- Map of Nearest Airports to GDQ
- List of Nearest Airports to GDQ
- Map of Furthest Airports from GDQ
- List of Furthest Airports from GDQ
- Map of Nearest Airports to IPL
- List of Nearest Airports to IPL
- Map of Furthest Airports from IPL
- List of Furthest Airports from IPL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), Gondar, Ethiopia and Imperial County Airport (IPL), Imperial, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,833 miles (or 14,215 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 Imperial County 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 Imperial County 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 |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | IPL / KIPL |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Imperial, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'3"N by 115°34'42"W |
| Area Served: | Imperial / El Centro |
| Operator/Owner: | Imperial County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | -54 feet (-16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPL |
| More Information: | IPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ):
- 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".
- The closest airport to Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is Debre Tabor Airport (DBT), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SE of 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.
- Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Imperial County Airport (IPL):
- Because of Imperial County Airport's relatively low elevation of -54 feet, planes can take off or land at Imperial County 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.
- Imperial County Airport (IPL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Imperial County Airport (IPL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport is located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Imperial, California, partially in the City of Imperial and partially in an unincorporated area of Imperial County.
- The closest airport to Imperial County Airport (IPL) is Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) W of IPL.
- In addition to being known as "Imperial County Airport", another name for IPL is "Boley Field".
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 7,061 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,641 in 2009, and 4,752 in 2010.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.58 miles (94.27 km) SE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 97.88 miles (157.51 km) NNW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 111.70 miles (179.77 km) ESE | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) NE | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 152.37 miles (245.21 km) SE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 155.77 miles (250.68 km) ENE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 159.65 miles (256.92 km) W | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 8 | 183.26 miles (294.93 km) ESE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 196.27 miles (315.87 km) NNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 211.53 miles (340.42 km) NNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 11 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) NNE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 12 | 254.11 miles (408.95 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 259.04 miles (416.88 km) SW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 261.69 miles (421.14 km) SSE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 292.89 miles (471.36 km) SW | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,193.02 miles (19,622.71 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,182.56 miles (19,605.88 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,166.61 miles (19,580.21 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,155.95 miles (19,563.05 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,146.44 miles (19,547.75 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,129.99 miles (19,521.27 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,116.72 miles (19,499.93 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,106.01 miles (19,482.68 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,103.64 miles (19,478.88 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,049.52 miles (19,391.77 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,038.10 miles (19,373.39 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,993.51 miles (19,301.64 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,905.79 miles (19,160.47 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,892.98 miles (19,139.85 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,852.05 miles (19,073.98 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.41 miles (8.71 km) W | Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) | El Centro, California, United States | |
| 2 | 11.55 miles (18.58 km) NNE | Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) | Brawley, California, United States | |
| 3 | 12.00 miles (19.31 km) SSE | Calexico International Airport (CXL) | Calexico, California, United States | |
| 4 | 24.13 miles (38.83 km) SE | General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 5 | 35.49 miles (57.12 km) NW | Salton Sea Airport (SAS) | Salton City, California, United States | |
| 6 | 52.06 miles (83.78 km) NW | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 7 | 57.83 miles (93.07 km) ESE | Yuma International Airport (YUM) | Yuma, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 64.24 miles (103.38 km) NNW | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 9 | 68.63 miles (110.45 km) E | Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) | Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 73.55 miles (118.37 km) NE | Blythe Airport (BLH) | Blythe, California, United States | |
| 11 | 74.87 miles (120.49 km) NNW | Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 12 | 80.93 miles (130.24 km) W | Gillespie Field (SEE) | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States | |
| 13 | 83.41 miles (134.23 km) WSW | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 14 | 83.48 miles (134.35 km) WSW | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 15 | 87.19 miles (140.31 km) NW | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,530.92 miles (18,557.17 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,484.70 miles (18,482.78 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,468.80 miles (18,457.20 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,446.71 miles (18,421.65 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,253.51 miles (18,110.73 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,165.49 miles (17,969.07 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,121.52 miles (17,898.30 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,116.24 miles (17,889.81 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,056.66 miles (17,793.93 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,018.98 miles (17,733.29 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,008.48 miles (17,716.39 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,974.46 miles (17,661.64 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,949.92 miles (17,622.15 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,947.83 miles (17,618.78 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,940.95 miles (17,607.70 km) SE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |