Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Chişinău, Moldova:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E)
Distance from GLS to KIV:
6,116.40 miles (9,843.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,116 miles (or 9,843 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
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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: | KIV / LUKK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | CIA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- 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.
- 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 most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- 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.
- 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)".
- In January 1943, Galveston AAFld.
- 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.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- Chișinău International Airport serves as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline, and Moldavian Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- There are plans to enlarge the airport.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- There are bus lines and rutieră vans frequently departing from the airport.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- There are ten check-in desks and four gates at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) 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 | 64.10 miles (103.16 km) WNW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 2 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) NW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 3 | 89.76 miles (144.46 km) ESE | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 99.72 miles (160.48 km) WSW | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 5 | 131.63 miles (211.83 km) WNW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 6 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) E | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) NW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 169.86 miles (273.36 km) E | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 178.55 miles (287.34 km) S | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 10 | 212.90 miles (342.63 km) SW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 11 | 213.98 miles (344.36 km) ENE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 12 | 215.97 miles (347.57 km) SW | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 13 | 216.43 miles (348.30 km) W | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 14 | 231.13 miles (371.97 km) N | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 233.02 miles (375.00 km) NW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,191.44 miles (18,010.83 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,779.85 miles (17,348.44 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,755.30 miles (17,308.93 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,744.22 miles (17,291.10 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,744.02 miles (17,290.78 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,723.47 miles (17,257.70 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,715.22 miles (17,244.43 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,711.56 miles (17,238.54 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,704.01 miles (17,226.39 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,693.96 miles (17,210.22 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,688.73 miles (17,201.81 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,684.39 miles (17,194.82 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,682.91 miles (17,192.43 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,676.55 miles (17,182.20 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,665.56 miles (17,164.52 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |