Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and Loreto International Airport (LTO), Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,987 miles (or 9,635 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 Loreto 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 Loreto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):

• There is one terminal at Gibraltar International.
• In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
• Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
• 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.
• Monarch is the largest operator at Gibraltar International, operating three weekly flights to London Luton, Manchester Airport and Birmingham.
• Because of this, a new four-lane diversion road and tunnel section was planned.
• Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.
• On 18 May 2011, Bmibaby announced that it would launch flights from Gibraltar to East Midlands from 31 March 2012.
• The airport was constructed during World War II upon the territory's race course, when Gibraltar was an important naval base for the British.

Facts about Loreto International Airport (LTO):

• The closest airport to Loreto International Airport (LTO) is Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) SSW of LTO.
• Loreto International Airport (LTO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Loreto International Airport (LTO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,890 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Loreto International Airport", another name for LTO is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Loreto".
• Because of Loreto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Loreto 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.