Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°41'12"N by 79°52'58"W)
Distance from GLS to CYB:
1,149.29 miles (1,849.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB), Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,149 miles (or 1,850 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 relatively short distance between Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYB / MWCB |
| Airport Name: | Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport |
| Location: | Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°41'12"N by 79°52'58"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYB |
| More Information: | CYB Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Light general aviation aircraft, and the occasional transient business jets can be seen at GLS.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
- In January 1943, Galveston AAFld.
- It was officially deactivated on November 15, 1945, with ownership reverting to the City of Galveston.
- The airport's Master Plan considers the potential return of commercial airline service as well as the increasing trend of corporate aircraft and oil industry helicopter activity.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB):
- The closest airport to Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of CYB.
- Because of Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Charles Kirkconnell 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 Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,875 miles (19,110 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.10 miles (21.08 km) W | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | |
| 2 | 99.95 miles (160.85 km) WSW | Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | |
| 3 | 137.26 miles (220.89 km) SE | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 152.38 miles (245.23 km) ESE | Sangster International Airport (MBJ) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) NW | Vilo Acuña Airport Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport (CYO) | Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | |
| 6 | 173.39 miles (279.05 km) N | Jaime González Airport (CFG) | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
| 7 | 176.41 miles (283.91 km) NNE | Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) | Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | |
| 8 | 177.98 miles (286.44 km) NE | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 9 | 186.26 miles (299.75 km) ENE | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 10 | 193.87 miles (312.00 km) N | Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 11 | 199.22 miles (320.62 km) NNE | Spring Point Airport (AXP) | Spring Point, Acklins Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 209.93 miles (337.85 km) ESE | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 13 | 216.28 miles (348.07 km) NNE | Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC) | Cayo Coco, Cuba | |
| 14 | 217.29 miles (349.69 km) ENE | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 15 | 231.90 miles (373.20 km) ESE | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,874.65 miles (19,110.36 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,698.46 miles (18,826.80 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,518.70 miles (18,537.50 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.51 miles (18,506.62 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,479.02 miles (18,473.65 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,443.02 miles (18,415.72 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,424.96 miles (18,386.64 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,421.50 miles (18,381.08 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,411.29 miles (18,364.64 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,403.98 miles (18,352.88 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,401.99 miles (18,349.68 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,387.13 miles (18,325.76 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,386.13 miles (18,324.16 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,382.32 miles (18,318.02 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,379.66 miles (18,313.75 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |