Nonstop flight route between Gilgit, Pakistan and Monticello, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from GIL to MXO:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- GIL Airport Information
- MXO Airport Information
- Facts about GIL
- Facts about MXO
- Map of Nearest Airports to GIL
- List of Nearest Airports to GIL
- Map of Furthest Airports from GIL
- List of Furthest Airports from GIL
- Map of Nearest Airports to MXO
- List of Nearest Airports to MXO
- Map of Furthest Airports from MXO
- List of Furthest Airports from MXO
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gilgit Airport (GIL), Gilgit, Pakistan and Monticello Regional Airport (MXO), Monticello, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,961 miles (or 11,202 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 Gilgit Airport and Monticello Regional 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 Gilgit Airport and Monticello Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIL / OPGT |
Airport Name: | Gilgit Airport |
Location: | Gilgit, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'6"N by 74°20'0"E |
Area Served: | Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4796 feet (1,462 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIL |
More Information: | GIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXO / KMXO |
Airport Name: | Monticello Regional Airport |
Location: | Monticello, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°13'13"N by 91°9'47"W |
Area Served: | Monticello, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Monticello |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 833 feet (254 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXO |
More Information: | MXO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gilgit Airport (GIL):
- Gilgit Airport (GIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Chilas Airport (CHB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of GIL.
- The furthest airport from Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Gilgit Airport's high elevation of 4,796 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Monticello Regional Airport (MXO):
- Monticello Regional Airport (MXO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Monticello Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 833 feet, planes can take off or land at Monticello Regional 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 Monticello Regional Airport (MXO) is Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of MXO.
- The furthest airport from Monticello Regional Airport (MXO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,906 miles (17,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.