Nonstop flight route between Gaza, Palestine and Moundou, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine and Moundou Airport (MQQ), Moundou, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,953 miles (or 3,143 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 relatively short distance between Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) and Moundou Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MQQ / FTTD |
Airport Name: | Moundou Airport |
Location: | Moundou, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'27"N by 16°4'17"E |
Area Served: | Moundou, Chad |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1407 feet (429 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQQ |
More Information: | MQQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (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.
- In addition to being known as "Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)", another name for GZA is "مطار ياسر عرفات الدولي".
- Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
- 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 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 Moundou Airport (MQQ):
- The furthest airport from Moundou Airport (MQQ) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Moundou Airport (meaning Moundou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Moundou Airport (MQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Moundou Airport (MQQ) is Laï Airport (LTC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNE of MQQ.