Nonstop flight route between Gökçeada, Turkey and Des Moines, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:
(40°12'3"N by 25°52'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°32'2"N by 93°39'47"W)
Distance from GKD to DSM:
5,638.12 miles (9,073.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gökçeada Airport (GKD), Gökçeada, Turkey and Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,638 miles (or 9,074 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 Gökçeada Airport and Des Moines 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 Gökçeada Airport and Des Moines International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKD / LTFK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gökçeada, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'3"N by 25°52'55"E |
| Area Served: | Gökçeada |
| Operator/Owner: | DHMI |
| Airport Type: | Public/Civil |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GKD |
| More Information: | GKD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSM / KDSM |
| Airport Name: | Des Moines International Airport |
| Location: | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'2"N by 93°39'47"W |
| Area Served: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Des Moines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 958 feet (292 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSM |
| More Information: | DSM Maps & Info |
Facts about Gökçeada Airport (GKD):
- Because of Gökçeada Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Gökçeada 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gökçeada Airport", another name for GKD is "Gökçeada Havalimanı".
- Gökçeada Airport (GKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of GKD.
- The furthest airport from Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,267 miles (18,132 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):
- The Des Moines Terminal has 2 concourses.
- In addition to work inside the passenger terminal, the airport is building a rental car facility and new parking facilities.
- Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines 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 closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
- The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
- The airport hosts the Des Moines Air National Guard Base and 132d Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard.
- On December 1, 2007, a United Express plane carrying 44 passengers slid off a taxiway while taxiing to the runway for takeoff.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.08 miles (46.80 km) E | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey |     |
| 2 | 39.39 miles (63.40 km) WSW | Lemnos International Airport (LXS) | Lemnos, Greece | |
| 3 | 45.41 miles (73.07 km) N | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 4 | 74.80 miles (120.38 km) SE | Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 5 | 82.57 miles (132.88 km) NW | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 6 | 87.78 miles (141.26 km) SSE | Mytilene International Airport (MJT) | Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece | |
| 7 | 110.77 miles (178.26 km) E | Bandırma Airport (BDM) | Bandırma, Turkey | |
| 8 | 113.06 miles (181.95 km) SW | Skyros Island National Airport (SKU) | Skyros, Greece | |
| 9 | 115.53 miles (185.92 km) ESE | Balıkesir Airport (BZI) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 10 | 123.58 miles (198.89 km) N | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 124.85 miles (200.92 km) ENE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 12 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) S | Chios Island National Airport (JKH) | Chios Island, Greece | |
| 13 | 131.29 miles (211.29 km) SSE | Çiğli Air Base (IGL) | Çiğli / İzmir, Turkey | |
| 14 | 139.42 miles (224.37 km) NNW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 15 | 144.89 miles (233.18 km) WSW | Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) | Skiathos Island, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,266.90 miles (18,132.27 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,198.55 miles (18,022.28 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,152.65 miles (17,948.40 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,082.15 miles (17,834.95 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,037.42 miles (17,762.96 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,014.25 miles (17,725.67 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,950.03 miles (17,622.32 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,903.64 miles (17,547.66 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,881.65 miles (17,512.27 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,856.69 miles (17,472.11 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,853.54 miles (17,467.03 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,851.74 miles (17,464.14 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,849.23 miles (17,460.10 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,848.88 miles (17,459.54 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,846.14 miles (17,455.13 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.96 miles (19.24 km) NNE | Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 31.72 miles (51.05 km) N | Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) | Ames, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 32.71 miles (52.64 km) NW | Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) | Perry, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 34.53 miles (55.57 km) ENE | Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) | Newton, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 36.87 miles (59.33 km) NNW | Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) | Boone, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) SW | Creston Municipal Airport (CSQ) | Creston, Iowa, United States | |
| 7 | 63.25 miles (101.79 km) N | Webster City Municipal Airport (EBS) | Webster City, Iowa, United States | |
| 8 | 67.94 miles (109.34 km) WNW | Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) | Carroll, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 69.61 miles (112.03 km) ESE | Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | |
| 10 | 72.18 miles (116.16 km) W | Atlantic Municipal Airport (AIO) | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | |
| 11 | 75.34 miles (121.25 km) NNW | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | |
| 12 | 88.26 miles (142.04 km) NNW | Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) | Humboldt, Iowa, United States | |
| 13 | 93.36 miles (150.25 km) ESE | Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL) | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | |
| 14 | 93.88 miles (151.09 km) WNW | Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) | Denison, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 95.89 miles (154.31 km) NE | Waterloo Regional Airport (Livingston Betsworth Field) (ALO) | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,788.59 miles (17,362.52 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,765.59 miles (17,325.49 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,745.72 miles (17,293.52 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,741.55 miles (17,286.81 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,702.16 miles (17,223.42 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,688.11 miles (17,200.80 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,679.91 miles (17,187.60 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,678.27 miles (17,184.97 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,663.64 miles (17,161.42 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,650.61 miles (17,140.45 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,620.66 miles (17,092.25 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,595.70 miles (17,052.09 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,572.70 miles (17,015.07 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,567.93 miles (17,007.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,547.73 miles (16,974.88 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |