Nonstop flight route between Gallup, New Mexico, United States and Old Harbor, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP), Gallup, New Mexico, United States and Old Harbor Airport (OLH), Old Harbor, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,529 miles (or 4,070 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 Gallup Municipal Airport and Old Harbor 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 Gallup Municipal Airport and Old Harbor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUP / KGUP |
Airport Name: | Gallup Municipal Airport |
Location: | Gallup, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'39"N by 108°47'21"W |
Area Served: | Gallup, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Gallup |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6472 feet (1,973 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUP |
More Information: | GUP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLH / |
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Location: | Old Harbor, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°13'5"N by 153°16'9"W |
Area Served: | Old Harbor, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLH |
More Information: | OLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP):
- The closest airport to Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) is St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) SSW of GUP.
- Because of Gallup Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GUP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GUP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gallup Municipal Airport covers 359 acres at an elevation of 6,472 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport is on Historic Hwy 66.
- The furthest airport from Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,248 miles (18,102 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Old Harbor Airport (OLH):
- Old Harbor Airport resides at elevation of 55 feet above mean sea level.
- Old Harbor Airport (OLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Old Harbor Airport", another name for OLH is "6R7".
- The closest airport to Old Harbor Airport (OLH) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of OLH.
- Because of Old Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Old Harbor 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 Old Harbor Airport (OLH) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,831 miles (17,430 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.