Nonstop flight route between Gush Katif, Israel and Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°50'6"N by 99°15'42"W)
Distance from GHK to CVJ:
7,799.28 miles (12,551.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel and General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,799 miles (or 12,552 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 Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport and General Mariano Matamoros 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 Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport and General Mariano Matamoros Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHK / LLAZ |
| Airport Name: | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport |
| Location: | Gush Katif, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E |
| Area Served: | Gaza Strip |
| Operator/Owner: | Palestinian National Authority |
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHK |
| More Information: | GHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVJ / MMCB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°50'6"N by 99°15'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuerto de Cuernavaca S.A. de C.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4277 feet (1,304 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CVJ |
| More Information: | CVJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK):
- Because of Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif 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 furthest airport from Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- After the 1948 Palestinian exodus 35,000 refugees took shelter in a camp to the south of the present day airfield.
- The closest airport to Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of GHK.
- The UNRWA Khan Younis refugee camp is adjacent to and south of the airfield, and the UNRWA Khan Younis Vocational Training Centre, built in 2007, is immediately south of the runway.
- Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ):
- The closest airport to General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) is Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of CVJ.
- General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of General Mariano Matamoros Airport's high elevation of 4,277 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "General Mariano Matamoros Airport", another name for CVJ is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Mariano Matamoros".
- The furthest airport from General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,302 miles (18,189 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- VivaAerobus resumed service at the airport in July 2012, and ceased in September 2013.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.44 miles (13.58 km) S | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine |     |
| 2 | 25.87 miles (41.63 km) ESE | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 3 | 33.89 miles (54.54 km) SW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 4 | 56.24 miles (90.50 km) NE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 5 | 57.98 miles (93.31 km) SSE | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 6 | 58.73 miles (94.51 km) NNE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 7 | 64.33 miles (103.53 km) ENE | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 8 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) E | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 9 | 74.51 miles (119.91 km) SE | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 10 | 102.98 miles (165.73 km) ENE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 11 | 105.72 miles (170.14 km) SSE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 12 | 108.17 miles (174.09 km) ENE | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 13 | 108.83 miles (175.15 km) NNE | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 14 | 111.25 miles (179.03 km) SSE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 15 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) SSE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,728.01 miles (18,874.36 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,581.58 miles (18,638.70 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,560.57 miles (18,604.88 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,497.01 miles (18,502.59 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,471.35 miles (18,461.30 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,468.13 miles (18,456.12 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,451.69 miles (18,429.66 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,444.80 miles (18,418.57 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,440.07 miles (18,410.96 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,407.53 miles (18,358.60 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,383.07 miles (18,319.24 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,378.75 miles (18,312.27 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,376.80 miles (18,309.14 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,368.91 miles (18,296.44 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,358.91 miles (18,280.35 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.96 miles (64.30 km) NNW | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 2 | 43.34 miles (69.76 km) NNE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 3 | 62.31 miles (100.29 km) ENE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 4 | 65.68 miles (105.70 km) NNE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 5 | 65.68 miles (105.70 km) NNE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 6 | 122.83 miles (197.68 km) E | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 7 | 134.67 miles (216.74 km) WNW | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 8 | 137.40 miles (221.12 km) NNW | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 9 | 147.21 miles (236.91 km) SSW | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 10 | 158.55 miles (255.17 km) NW | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 11 | 166.81 miles (268.46 km) ENE | El Lencero Airport (JAL) | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 12 | 167.57 miles (269.68 km) WSW | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 13 | 169.22 miles (272.33 km) NE | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 14 | 185.41 miles (298.39 km) WNW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 15 | 202.02 miles (325.12 km) E | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,302.30 miles (18,189.24 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,272.06 miles (18,140.58 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,064.29 miles (17,806.21 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 11,002.08 miles (17,706.09 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,933.63 miles (17,595.93 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,925.26 miles (17,582.46 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,895.38 miles (17,534.36 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,804.61 miles (17,388.29 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,793.35 miles (17,370.17 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 10 | 10,786.98 miles (17,359.92 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 11 | 10,771.91 miles (17,335.66 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,721.05 miles (17,253.82 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,709.38 miles (17,235.03 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,702.98 miles (17,224.73 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,700.71 miles (17,221.08 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |