Nonstop flight route between Gaza, Palestine and Boundji, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(31°14'47"N by 34°16'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°1'58"S by 15°22'58"E)
Distance from GZA to BOE:
2,551.42 miles (4,106.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine and Boundji Airport (BOE), Boundji, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,551 miles (or 4,106 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 Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) and Boundji 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 Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) and Boundji Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GZA / LVGZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gaza, Palestine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°14'47"N by 34°16'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Palestinian National Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 320 feet (98 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GZA |
| More Information: | GZA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOE / FCOB |
| Airport Name: | Boundji Airport |
| Location: | Boundji, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°1'58"S by 15°22'58"E |
| Area Served: | Boundji, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOE |
| More Information: | BOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA):
- Because of Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)'s relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) 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.
- Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)", another name for GZA is "مطار ياسر عرفات الدولي".
- On 22 July 2010, 7,203 Gazan children between the ages of 6 and 15 participated in setting a new Guinness World Record for the simultaneous dribbling of basketballs on the airport's undamaged tarmac ramp.
- The construction of the airport was provided for in the Oslo II Agreement of 1995.
- The furthest airport from Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,736 miles (18,887 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The International Civil Aviation Organization strongly condemned Israel for the destruction of the airport, which it deemed a violation of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.
- Yasser Arafat International Airport, formerly Gaza International Airport and Dahaniya International Airport, is located in the Gaza Strip, in between Rafah and Dahaniya, close to the Egyptian border.
- The closest airport to Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) is Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) N of GZA.
Facts about Boundji Airport (BOE):
- The furthest airport from Boundji Airport (BOE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,931 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Boundji Airport (BOE) is Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ESE of BOE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.44 miles (13.58 km) N | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel |     |
| 2 | 26.53 miles (42.69 km) E | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 3 | 28.65 miles (46.10 km) WSW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 4 | 51.71 miles (83.22 km) SE | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 5 | 63.67 miles (102.46 km) NE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 6 | 65.93 miles (106.10 km) E | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 7 | 66.66 miles (107.27 km) NNE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 8 | 69.88 miles (112.45 km) SE | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 9 | 70.06 miles (112.75 km) NE | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 10 | 98.40 miles (158.37 km) SSE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 11 | 104.19 miles (167.68 km) SSE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 12 | 106.39 miles (171.22 km) ENE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 13 | 112.71 miles (181.39 km) ENE | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 14 | 116.97 miles (188.24 km) NNE | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 15 | 118.44 miles (190.60 km) SSE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,735.76 miles (18,886.82 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,588.00 miles (18,649.03 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,564.84 miles (18,611.76 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,503.78 miles (18,513.49 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,478.89 miles (18,473.43 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,476.48 miles (18,469.56 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,460.05 miles (18,443.12 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,453.15 miles (18,432.01 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,446.07 miles (18,420.63 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,415.68 miles (18,371.70 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,389.48 miles (18,329.54 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,387.11 miles (18,325.73 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,383.42 miles (18,319.79 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,377.17 miles (18,309.73 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,366.88 miles (18,293.18 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.87 miles (62.55 km) ESE | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 41.59 miles (66.93 km) WNW | Ewo Airport (EWO) | Ewo, Republic of Congo | |
| 3 | 52.30 miles (84.17 km) NE | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 66.62 miles (107.21 km) SSE | Gamboma Airport (GMM) | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 71.55 miles (115.14 km) N | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 88.07 miles (141.74 km) NW | Kelle Airport (KEE) | Kelle, Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 102.48 miles (164.93 km) W | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 8 | 112.48 miles (181.02 km) SSW | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 9 | 114.15 miles (183.71 km) SSW | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 10 | 141.07 miles (227.04 km) WSW | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 11 | 150.10 miles (241.57 km) WSW | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 12 | 165.69 miles (266.65 km) SW | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 197.00 miles (317.04 km) SE | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 203.50 miles (327.49 km) W | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 15 | 205.07 miles (330.03 km) WNW | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,930.56 miles (19,200.32 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,881.17 miles (19,120.83 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,609.92 miles (18,684.30 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,333.05 miles (18,238.73 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,330.39 miles (18,234.45 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,329.98 miles (18,233.79 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,301.91 miles (18,188.61 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 8 | 11,299.88 miles (18,185.35 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,298.77 miles (18,183.57 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,292.24 miles (18,173.05 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,291.98 miles (18,172.63 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,289.66 miles (18,168.91 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,169.52 miles (17,975.55 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,141.19 miles (17,929.96 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,128.79 miles (17,910.01 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |