Nonstop flight route between Gjögur, Iceland and Kekaha, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gjögur Airport (GJR), Gjögur, Iceland and PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,980 miles (or 9,623 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 Gjögur Airport and PMRF Barking Sands, 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 Gjögur Airport and PMRF Barking Sands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GJR / BIGJ |
Airport Name: | Gjögur Airport |
Location: | Gjögur, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°59'35"N by 21°19'46"W |
Area Served: | Gjögur, Árneshreppur, Iceland |
Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GJR |
More Information: | GJR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Gjögur Airport (GJR):
- Because of Gjögur Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Gjögur 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 Gjögur Airport (GJR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,073 miles (17,820 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Gjögur Airport (GJR) is Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) W of GJR.
- Gjögur Airport (GJR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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 base has support facilities at Port Allen, Makaha Ridge, and Koke'e State Park.
- On 27 April 2007, the U.S.
- When North Korea threatened to launch Taepodong-2 ICBMs toward Hawaii in 2009, the US temporarily deployed THAAD missile batteries to the facility.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.