Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E)
Distance from GLS to HRK:
6,200.58 miles (9,978.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Kharkiv International Airport (HRK), Kharkiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,201 miles (or 9,979 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Kharkiv 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Kharkiv 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: | 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: | HRK / UKHH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E |
| Area Served: | Kharkiv |
| Operator/Owner: | "New Systems AM" LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRK |
| More Information: | HRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- 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.
- Light general aviation aircraft, and the occasional transient business jets can be seen at GLS.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- 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.
- The Lone Star Flight Museum is located at the airport and boasts a large collection of flying antique military aircraft as well as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The Field was primarily used for replacement crew gunnery training by the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group, with targets being towed to the gunnery range at nearby Oyster Bay.
Facts about Kharkiv International Airport (HRK):
- In addition to being known as "Kharkiv International Airport", another name for HRK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Харків"".
- Because of Kharkiv International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Kharkiv 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 Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of HRK.
- Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kharkiv International Airport is well served by municipal transport and is connected to the city's wider network of roads and railways via Aeroflotska Street and the M03 national trunk road.
- The furthest airport from Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,847 miles (17,457 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| 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 | 51.39 miles (82.70 km) NNE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 2 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) W | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 120.91 miles (194.59 km) SSW | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 126.23 miles (203.15 km) N | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 5 | 137.62 miles (221.48 km) WSW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 143.41 miles (230.79 km) SSE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 148.90 miles (239.63 km) SSW | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 173.89 miles (279.85 km) SE | Luhansk International Airport (VSG) | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | |
| 9 | 182.98 miles (294.48 km) NE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 10 | 190.88 miles (307.19 km) SW | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 11 | 204.17 miles (328.58 km) SSE | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 208.36 miles (335.32 km) N | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 13 | 215.95 miles (347.54 km) S | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 237.72 miles (382.58 km) NE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) W | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,847.32 miles (17,457.02 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,521.76 miles (16,933.08 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,492.23 miles (16,885.57 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,415.78 miles (16,762.53 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,402.86 miles (16,741.74 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,399.73 miles (16,736.70 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,398.44 miles (16,734.62 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,375.54 miles (16,697.77 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,375.02 miles (16,696.94 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,368.55 miles (16,686.52 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,360.15 miles (16,673.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,351.70 miles (16,659.40 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 10,347.85 miles (16,653.21 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,340.72 miles (16,641.73 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,338.98 miles (16,638.93 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |