Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,126 miles (or 6,640 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 Gibraltar International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International 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 Gibraltar International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLT / KCLT |
Airport Name: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°56'35"W |
Area Served: | Charlotte metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Charlotte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLT |
More Information: | CLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- A new dual carriageway is also being built.
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar International 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.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- A new terminal has been constructed at Gibraltar International due to the high number of passengers using it.
Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):
- Following America West Airlines' acquisition of US Airways in a reverse takeover, Charlotte remains the primary domestic hub for the airline.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Two years later in 1969, a new enclosed concourse was built parallel to the center pier.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
- Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas International 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 closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
- Concourses B and C were expanded in 1987 and 1984 respectively, while Concourse A was built in 1986 to handle future growth
- Construction of Charlotte International's fourth runway began in the spring of 2007.