Nonstop flight route between Gulfport, Mississippi, United States and Eskişehir, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi, United States and Eskişehir Air Base (ESK), Eskişehir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,234 miles (or 10,033 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 Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport and Eskişehir Air Base, 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 Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport and Eskişehir Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT):

• GPT currently has five airlines providing scheduled passenger service to six airports.
• Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) has 2 runways.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• The furthest airport from Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,123 miles (17,900 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of GPT.
• Because of Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Gulfport–Biloxi 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.
• Through the late 1970s, Southern Airways continued as the primary airline, followed by successors Republic Airlines and Northwest Airlines into the 1990s.

Facts about Eskişehir Air Base (ESK):

• Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Eskişehir Air Base", other names for ESK include "Eskişehir Hava Üssü" and "Eskişehir Airport".
• The closest airport to Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) is Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) WNW of ESK.
• The furthest airport from Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,232 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.