Nonstop flight route between Gore, Ethiopia and Abingdon, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gore Airport (GOR), Gore, Ethiopia and Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), Abingdon, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,353 miles (or 11,834 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 Virginia Highlands 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 Gore Airport and Virginia Highlands Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOR / HAGR |
Airport Name: | Gore Airport |
Location: | Gore, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°9'42"N by 35°33'9"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GOR |
More Information: | GOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VJI / KVJI |
Airport Name: | Virginia Highlands Airport |
Location: | Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W |
Area Served: | Abingdon, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Virginia Highlands Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2087 feet (636 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VJI |
More Information: | VJI Maps & Info |
Facts about Gore Airport (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.
- 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.
Facts about Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI):
- The furthest airport from Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,454 miles (18,433 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of VJI.