Nonstop flight route between Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain and São José dos Campos, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Gomera Airport (GMZ), Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain and São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK), São José dos Campos, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,024 miles (or 6,475 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 La Gomera Airport and São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf 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 La Gomera Airport and São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMZ / GCGM |
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Location: | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMZ |
More Information: | GMZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJK / SBSJ |
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Location: | São José dos Campos, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°13'44"S by 45°52'15"W |
Area Served: | São José dos Campos |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2120 feet (646 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJK |
More Information: | SJK Maps & Info |
Facts about La Gomera Airport (GMZ):
- Aviation in the island of La Gomera started in the 1950s, when a private airfield was constructed.
- In addition to being known as "La Gomera Airport", another name for GMZ is "La Gomera Airport ODB".
- Because of La Gomera Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at La Gomera 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 La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to La Gomera Airport (meaning La Gomera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- La Gomera Airport (GMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) E of GMZ.
- Finally, in the 1980s, problems with wounded evacuations necessitated building an airport in the island, and on 27 July 1987 an agreement for the construction of the airport was signed.
Facts about São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK):
- It has been certified for international cargo flights since 2000.
- The furthest airport from São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (meaning São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,182 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport handled 160,229 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport", another name for SJK is "Aeroporto de São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf".
- São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) is São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of SJK.