Nonstop flight route between Gaza, Palestine and Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(31°14'47"N by 34°16'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°4'47"N by 115°9'7"W)
Distance from GZA to LAS:
7,380.83 miles (11,878.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine and McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,381 miles (or 11,878 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 McCarran 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 McCarran 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 |
| 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: | LAS / KLAS |
| Airport Name: | McCarran International Airport |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°4'47"N by 115°9'7"W |
| Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Clark County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2181 feet (665 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAS |
| More Information: | LAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA):
- Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of the short supply in construction materials in Gaza, stones of the airport's tarmac are used for rebuilding other structures.
- In addition to being known as "Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)", another name for GZA is "مطار ياسر عرفات الدولي".
- 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.
- 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 radar station and control tower were destroyed by Israel Defense Forces aircraft on 4 December 2001, after the start of the al-Aqsa Intifada.
- 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.
Facts about McCarran International Airport (LAS):
- McCarran International Airport (LAS) has 4 runways.
- Terminal 3, the largest public works project in Nevada, cost $2.4 billion and was constructed in one phase opening on June 27, 2012.
- The closest airport to McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LAS.
- In 2008 the D Gates NW wing opened with nine more gates.
- The furthest airport from McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- McCarran International Airport handled 40,933,037 passengers last year.
- In 2005 the D Gates NE wing opened adding 10 gates.
- In 1978 Senator Howard Cannon pushed the Airline Deregulation Act through Congress.
- American aviator George Crockett, a descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett, established Alamo Airport in 1942 on the site currently occupied by McCarran International.
| 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 | 7.47 miles (12.03 km) S | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 2 | 9.32 miles (15.00 km) NNW | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 14.58 miles (23.46 km) NE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 18.72 miles (30.12 km) ESE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 45.84 miles (73.77 km) NW | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) NW | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 72.00 miles (115.87 km) SSE | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 77.44 miles (124.63 km) NW | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 80.12 miles (128.94 km) NE | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 88.65 miles (142.67 km) SE | Kingman Airport (IGM) | Kingman, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 95.52 miles (153.73 km) SSE | Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) | Needles, California, United States | |
| 12 | 99.65 miles (160.37 km) WSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 13 | 105.65 miles (170.03 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 111.16 miles (178.90 km) NE | St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) | St. George, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 113.37 miles (182.44 km) ESE | Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,305.42 miles (18,194.27 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,271.85 miles (18,140.24 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,269.64 miles (18,136.68 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,245.61 miles (18,098.01 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,130.80 miles (17,913.24 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,007.80 miles (17,715.29 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,007.02 miles (17,714.03 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,966.13 miles (17,648.24 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,877.64 miles (17,505.82 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,842.17 miles (17,448.73 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,838.91 miles (17,443.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,834.12 miles (17,435.78 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,822.02 miles (17,416.32 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,810.57 miles (17,397.89 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,797.78 miles (17,377.30 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |