Nonstop flight route between Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States and Ocala, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°17'22"N by 87°40'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°10'20"N by 82°13'27"W)
Distance from GUF to OCF:
335.79 miles (540.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States and Ocala International Airport (OCF), Ocala, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 336 miles (or 540 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 relatively short distance between Jack Edwards Airport and Ocala International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUF / KJKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°17'22"N by 87°40'18"W |
| Area Served: | Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Gulf Shores Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUF |
| More Information: | GUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OCF / KOCF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ocala, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°10'20"N by 82°13'27"W |
| Area Served: | Ocala, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ocala |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OCF |
| More Information: | OCF Maps & Info |
Facts about Jack Edwards Airport (GUF):
- Jack Edwards Airport covers an area of 838 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,153 miles (17,950 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Jack Edwards Airport was originally an outlying field for Naval Air Station Pensacola.
- The closest airport to Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is NOLF Barin (NHX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of GUF.
- In addition to being known as "Jack Edwards Airport", another name for GUF is "JKA".
- Because of Jack Edwards Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Jack Edwards 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 Ocala International Airport (OCF):
- The closest airport to Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Leesburg International Airport (LEE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SE of OCF.
- Because of Ocala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocala 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.
- The airport is about 31 miles south of Gainesville Regional Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ocala International Airport", another name for OCF is "Jim Taylor Field".
- Ocala International Airport (OCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In May 2009 construction began on an air traffic control tower.
- The furthest airport from Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport began in 1968 with one runway served by Eastern Airlines, one Convair a day JAX-GNV-Ocala-VRB-MIA and back.
- Ocala International Airport covers 1,532 acres at an elevation of 89 feet.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.21 miles (11.60 km) NNE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.28 miles (35.86 km) ENE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 23.45 miles (37.75 km) ENE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 31.57 miles (50.81 km) ENE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 33.16 miles (53.36 km) NW | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) NW | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 48.96 miles (78.79 km) NE | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 52.49 miles (84.48 km) WNW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 69.62 miles (112.05 km) ENE | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.97 miles (115.83 km) E | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (DSI) | Destin, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 72.81 miles (117.18 km) ENE | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 75.12 miles (120.89 km) W | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 76.30 miles (122.80 km) ENE | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 82.93 miles (133.47 km) NNE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 83.77 miles (134.81 km) W | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,153.36 miles (17,949.55 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,108.68 miles (17,877.64 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,101.36 miles (17,865.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,089.80 miles (17,847.26 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,083.52 miles (17,837.16 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,083.28 miles (17,836.77 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,079.76 miles (17,831.11 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,067.49 miles (17,811.36 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,061.78 miles (17,802.16 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,052.71 miles (17,787.56 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,041.91 miles (17,770.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,037.46 miles (17,763.02 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,036.63 miles (17,761.70 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,022.37 miles (17,738.73 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,016.01 miles (17,728.50 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) SE | Leesburg International Airport (LEE) | Leesburg, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 35.87 miles (57.73 km) N | Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) | Gainesville, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 49.93 miles (80.36 km) W | George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 61.91 miles (99.63 km) WNW | Cross City Airport (CTY) | Cross City, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 65.39 miles (105.23 km) S | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 65.58 miles (105.54 km) ESE | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 7 | 66.41 miles (106.88 km) SE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 8 | 69.17 miles (111.31 km) SE | Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 70.20 miles (112.98 km) E | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 72.89 miles (117.30 km) NNW | Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) | Lake City, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 75.54 miles (121.57 km) SE | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 76.02 miles (122.35 km) NE | Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 77.42 miles (124.59 km) SE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 80.39 miles (129.37 km) NNE | NAS Jacksonville (NIP) | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 81.82 miles (131.68 km) SSE | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,443.43 miles (18,416.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,430.85 miles (18,396.13 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,415.47 miles (18,371.37 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,414.01 miles (18,369.02 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,398.22 miles (18,343.60 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,366.72 miles (18,292.92 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,363.55 miles (18,287.81 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,362.75 miles (18,286.53 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,353.54 miles (18,271.71 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,343.02 miles (18,254.77 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,342.09 miles (18,253.27 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,339.07 miles (18,248.42 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,337.29 miles (18,245.56 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,315.36 miles (18,210.25 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,303.50 miles (18,191.17 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |