Nonstop flight route between Gaza, Palestine and Chongqing, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,227 miles (or 6,803 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 Chongqing Jiangbei International 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 Chongqing Jiangbei International 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 |
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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: | CKG / ZUCK |
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| Location: | Chongqing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°43'9"N by 106°38'30"E |
| Area Served: | Chongqing |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKG |
| More Information: | CKG 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)", another name for GZA is "مطار ياسر عرفات الدولي".
- 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 airport opened in 1998.
- 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.
- The construction of the airport was provided for in the Oslo II Agreement of 1995.
- 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.
- Because of the short supply in construction materials in Gaza, stones of the airport's tarmac are used for rebuilding other structures.
- Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG):
- Back in the late 1990s, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport was very small, and had only two international flights per week.
- On 22 January 1990, the new airport, Chongqing Jiangbei Airport was opened and it replaced the old Baishiyi Airport.
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport handled 25,272,039 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) NNW of CKG.
- In addition to being known as "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport", other names for CKG include "重庆江北国际机场" and "Chóngqìng Jiāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
- There is currently one airport freeway connecting the city center with the airport, and the second one has been planned.
- In terms of passenger traffic, Chongqing airport was the 9th busiest airport nationwide in 2013, handling 25,248,483 people, nearly 15 percent increase.
- Taxis can easily be found in front of Arrival Halls in both Terminal 1 and 2.
- The furthest airport from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (meaning Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Airport shuttle buses are easily accessible at Terminal 2.
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) has 4 runways.
