Nonstop flight route between Gush Katif, Israel and Yaroslavl, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(57°33'38"N by 40°9'26"E)
Distance from GHK to IAR:
1,831.14 miles (2,946.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel and Tunoshna (IAR), Yaroslavl, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,831 miles (or 2,947 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 relatively short distance between Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport and Tunoshna, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | IAR / UUDL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'38"N by 40°9'26"E |
| Area Served: | Yaroslavl |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAR |
| More Information: | IAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK):
- Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- After the 1948 Palestinian exodus 35,000 refugees took shelter in a camp to the south of the present day airfield.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Tunoshna (IAR):
- Because of Tunoshna's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunoshna 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 Tunoshna (IAR) is Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ENE of IAR.
- The furthest airport from Tunoshna (IAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,606 miles (17,069 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On September 7, 2011, a Yak-Service Yak-42, carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to Minsk, crashed on take-off from Tunoshna, killing 44 of the 45 occupants.
- Tunoshna is an airport in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia located 18 km southeast of Yaroslavl.
- In addition to being known as "Tunoshna", another name for IAR is "Аэропорт Туношна".
- Tunoshna (IAR) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 35.80 miles (57.61 km) ENE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 2 | 51.67 miles (83.16 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 3 | 58.76 miles (94.56 km) NW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 119.15 miles (191.76 km) N | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 5 | 140.79 miles (226.57 km) SW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 6 | 141.38 miles (227.53 km) NNW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 151.05 miles (243.09 km) SW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 155.81 miles (250.75 km) SSW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 164.92 miles (265.42 km) ESE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 10 | 171.69 miles (276.31 km) SSW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 11 | 172.25 miles (277.21 km) WSW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 173.86 miles (279.80 km) SW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 174.67 miles (281.10 km) SW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 14 | 208.00 miles (334.74 km) S | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 254.34 miles (409.32 km) SW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,605.99 miles (17,068.64 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,213.44 miles (16,436.90 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,203.51 miles (16,420.92 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,189.25 miles (16,397.98 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,182.10 miles (16,386.47 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,181.29 miles (16,385.16 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,178.52 miles (16,380.70 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,178.37 miles (16,380.45 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,178.05 miles (16,379.94 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,169.27 miles (16,365.81 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,164.78 miles (16,358.59 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,155.17 miles (16,343.11 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,151.13 miles (16,336.62 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,151.06 miles (16,336.51 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,149.25 miles (16,333.59 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |