Nonstop flight route between Gällivare, Sweden and Concord, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gällivare Airport (GEV), Gällivare, Sweden and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,916 miles (or 7,912 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 Gällivare Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base, 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 Gällivare Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gällivare Airport (GEV):

• Gällivare Airport (GEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,703 miles (17,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Kiruna Airport (KRN), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNW of GEV.

Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):

• Commuter airline flights to San Francisco International Airport with small prop aircraft started in 1969, but were gone by 1980.
• Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.
• Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
• Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On the evening of December 23, 1985 a Beechcraft Baron N1494G, executing a missed instrument approach procedure from an approach to runway 19R, lost control and crashed into the roof of the Macy's Department Store at nearby Sunvalley Mall, killing the pilot and two passengers and seriously injuring 84 Christmas shoppers in the crowded mall, mainly by spraying them with burning fuel.