Nonstop flight route between Gainesville, Texas, United States and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE), Gainesville, Texas, United States and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,547 miles (or 12,146 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 Gainesville Municipal Airport and Ankang Wulipu 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 Gainesville Municipal Airport and Ankang Wulipu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLE / KGLE |
Airport Name: | Gainesville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Gainesville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'5"N by 97°11'48"W |
Area Served: | Gainesville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Gainesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 845 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLE |
More Information: | GLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKA / ZLAK |
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Location: | Ankang, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'29"N by 108°55'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ankang Airport Co. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 860 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKA |
More Information: | AKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE):
- The 8th Reconnaissance group was deployed to India in 1944 to support 10th and 14th Air Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater.
- Known units which trained at Gainesville were the 8th and 426th Reconnaissance Groups.
- The closest airport to Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) E of GLE.
- The furthest airport from Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,905 miles (17,550 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gainesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Gainesville Municipal 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 Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):
- In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
- Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- The airport has one runway that is 1,600 meters long and 30 meters wide, and a 1,200 square-meter terminal building.
- Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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.