Nonstop flight route between Gainesville, Georgia, United States and Faya-Largeau, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL), Gainesville, Georgia, United States and Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), Faya-Largeau, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,230 miles (or 10,026 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 Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport and Faya-Largeau 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 Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport and Faya-Largeau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GVL / KGVL |
Airport Name: | Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport |
Location: | Gainesville, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°16'21"N by 83°49'49"W |
Area Served: | Gainesville, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Gainesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GVL |
More Information: | GVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FYT / FTTY |
Airport Name: | Faya-Largeau Airport |
Location: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E |
Area Served: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 771 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FYT |
More Information: | FYT Maps & Info |
Facts about Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL):
- The closest airport to Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL) is Barrow County Airport (WDR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of GVL.
- Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT):
- Because of Faya-Largeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 771 feet, planes can take off or land at Faya-Largeau 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 closest airport to Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 304 miles (489 kilometers) SSE of FYT.
- The furthest airport from Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is nearly antipodal to Faya-Largeau Airport (meaning Faya-Largeau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rarotonga International Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) currently has only 1 runway.