Nonstop flight route between Gore, Ethiopia and Half Moon Bay, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gore Airport (GOR), Gore, Ethiopia and Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), Half Moon Bay, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,977 miles (or 14,447 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 Gore Airport and Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip, 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 Gore Airport and Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gore Airport (GOR):

• The furthest airport from Gore Airport (GOR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gore Airport (meaning Gore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Gore Airport (GOR) is Dembidolo Airport (DEM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of GOR.
• Because of Gore Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Gore 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.

Facts about Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF):

• Known as Half Moon Bay Flight Strip, the airport supported Salinas AAF's ground support mission to train light observation and reconnaissance squadrons.
• The furthest airport from Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,375 miles (18,307 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of HAF.
• Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip 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.