Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and South Wood County Airport (ISW), Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,291 miles (or 6,905 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 South Wood County 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 South Wood County 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: | ISW / KISW |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°21'37"N by 89°50'20"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1021 feet (311 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISW |
| More Information: | ISW Maps & Info |
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- 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.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
- It was announced in January 2014 that an air route between Gibraltar and Marrakech would be established and launched in April.
- Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.
- The airport was constructed during World War II upon the territory's race course, when Gibraltar was an important naval base for the British.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
- In 2004 the airport handled 314,375 passengers and 380 tonnes of cargo.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
Facts about South Wood County Airport (ISW):
- The airport is owned and operated by the City of Wisconsin Rapids, the Village of Port Edwards, the Town of Grand Rapids and the City of Nekoosa.
- The furthest airport from South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,927 miles (17,585 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "South Wood County Airport", another name for ISW is "Alexander Field".
- South Wood County Airport covers an area of 435 acres at an elevation of 1,021 feet above mean sea level.
- South Wood County Airport (ISW) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of ISW.
