Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Oxnard, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and Oxnard Airport (OXR), Oxnard, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,975 miles (or 9,616 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 Oxnard 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 Oxnard 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: | OXR / KOXR |
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Location: | Oxnard, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'2"N by 119°12'25"W |
Area Served: | Oxnard, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Ventura |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OXR |
More Information: | OXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- The old terminal at the airport was built in 1959 and refurbished in the late 1990s.
- The airport was constructed during World War II upon the territory's race course, when Gibraltar was an important naval base for the British.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- It was announced in January 2014 that an air route between Gibraltar and Marrakech would be established and launched in April.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- 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 road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- Monarch is the largest operator at Gibraltar International, operating three weekly flights to London Luton, Manchester Airport and Birmingham.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The terminal is 35,000 m2, which is 15,000 m2 bigger than the old terminal.
- 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.
Facts about Oxnard Airport (OXR):
- The closest airport to Oxnard Airport (OXR) is Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of OXR.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 15,961 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 12,060 in 2009 and 4,074 in 2010.
- Oxnard Airport (OXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Oxnard Airport is a county owned, public airport a mile west of downtown Oxnard, in Ventura County, California.
- Because of Oxnard Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Oxnard 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.
- Scheduled airline flights started in 1946 on Southwest Airways Douglas DC-3s.
- Oxnard Airport covers 216 acres at an elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Oxnard Airport", another name for OXR is "Ventura County Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Oxnard Airport (OXR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.