Nonstop flight route between Gaza, Palestine and Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine and Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG), Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,010 miles (or 11,281 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 Ponta Porã 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 Ponta Porã 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: | PMG / SBPP |
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| Location: | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°32'58"S by 55°42'9"W |
| Area Served: | Ponta Porã |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2156 feet (657 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMG |
| More Information: | PMG Maps & Info |
Facts about Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport opened in 1998.
Facts about Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG):
- Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ponta Porã International Airport handled 3,288 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of PMG.
- In addition to being known as "Ponta Porã International Airport", another name for PMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Ponta Porã".
- The furthest airport from Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Porã International Airport (meaning Ponta Porã International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hateruma Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan.
- The airport was opened on March 11, 1955, and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- It is operated by Infraero.
