Nonstop flight route between Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States and Sfax, Tunisia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States and Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA), Sfax, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,506 miles (or 8,861 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 Granite Mountain Air Station and Sfax–Thyna 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 Granite Mountain Air Station and Sfax–Thyna 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: | GMT / PAGZ |
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Location: | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'7"N by 161°16'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1313 feet (400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMT |
More Information: | GMT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFA / DTTX |
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Location: | Sfax, Tunisia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'4"N by 10°41'26"E |
Area Served: | Sfax, Tunisia |
Operator/Owner: | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFA |
More Information: | SFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT):
- Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) is Haycock Airport (HAY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of GMT.
- In addition to being known as "Granite Mountain Air Station", another name for GMT is "GSZ".
- The furthest airport from Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,265 miles (16,520 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA):
- During World War II, the airport was known as Sfax Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force during the North African Campaign.
- The airport has undergone several extensions and improvements, the most important development and remodeling of the terminal took place in 1988 when the runway was extended.
- The closest airport to Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) is Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) S of SFA.
- From 2011 the airport is main hub and headquarters for Syphax Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,702 miles (18,833 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has the head office of Syphax Airlines.
- Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sfax–Thyna International Airport is an airport serving Sfax in Tunisia.
- Because of Sfax–Thyna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Sfax–Thyna 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sfax–Thyna International Airport", other names for SFA include "Aéroport International de Sfax–Thyna" and "مطار صفاقس الدولي".