Nonstop flight route between Gush Katif, Israel and Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel and Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,469 miles (or 10,411 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (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.
• 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.
• Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI):

• The furthest airport from Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSE of UDI.
• In addition to being known as "Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport", another name for UDI is "Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato".
• Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport handled 1,011,073 passengers last year.
• Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2005 the airport terminal was extensively renewed and enlarged and in 2007 the runway was extended.
• In 1980 the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.