Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Atlanta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,338 miles (or 6,982 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 DeKalb–Peachtree 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 DeKalb–Peachtree 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):

• 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.
• Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
• In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
• The old terminal at the airport was built in 1959 and refurbished in the late 1990s.
• By late 2005 and early 2006, the implementation of a new agreement was one of the main topics of the Gibraltar Trilateral Forum being held between the Governments of Gibraltar, Spain and the United Kingdom.
• Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• There will be several car parks built at Gibraltar International during its expansion.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK):

• The closest airport to DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of PDK.
• Dekalb–Peachtree Airport covers an area of 745 acres at an elevation of 1,003 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport has over 100 hangars.
• DeKalb–Peachtree Airport is a county owned, public use airport in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.
• Epps Aviation, the airport's full service fixed-base operator is located on 21 acres in a modern facility, elsewhere on the airport grounds.
• DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) has 4 runways.