Nonstop flight route between Harlingen, Texas, United States and Girona, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°54'2"N by 2°45'38"E)
Distance from HRL to GRO:
5,524.30 miles (8,890.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valley International Airport (HRL), Harlingen, Texas, United States and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), Girona, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,524 miles (or 8,890 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 Valley International Airport and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava, 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 Valley International Airport and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRL / KHRL |
| Airport Name: | Valley International Airport |
| Location: | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W |
| Area Served: | Harlingen, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Harlingen |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRL |
| More Information: | HRL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRO / LEGE |
| Airport Name: | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava |
| Location: | Girona, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'2"N by 2°45'38"E |
| Area Served: | Girona, the Costa Brava and Barcelona, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 469 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRO |
| More Information: | GRO Maps & Info |
Facts about Valley International Airport (HRL):
- On April 2, 2012, a United Airlines, Flight 4128, made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi due to unknown reason when it suffered damage to its front landing gear and also experienced a flat tire.
- Because of Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Valley International Airport 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 furthest airport from Valley International Airport (HRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,151 miles (17,946 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Valley International Airport (HRL) has 3 runways.
- Valley International Airport covers 2,428 acres at an elevation of 36 feet.
- The closest airport to Valley International Airport (HRL) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of HRL.
Facts about Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO):
- The furthest airport from Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (meaning Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of GRO.
- On the ground floor there are 33 check-in desks, with 11 boarding gates on the first floor for both domestic and international flights.
- Because of Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava 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.
- Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava handled 2,736,867 passengers last year.
- Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.31 miles (42.34 km) SSE | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) SSE | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 3 | 36.35 miles (58.51 km) W | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.63 miles (62.18 km) WSW | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 5 | 88.95 miles (143.15 km) N | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) NNE | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 107.04 miles (172.26 km) N | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 107.06 miles (172.29 km) NNW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 133.82 miles (215.37 km) NNE | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 143.77 miles (231.38 km) NW | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) NW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 12 | 155.35 miles (250.02 km) W | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 13 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) NNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 186.91 miles (300.81 km) NNE | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 192.46 miles (309.73 km) SSW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,150.96 miles (17,945.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,084.95 miles (17,839.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,824.54 miles (17,420.37 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,704.62 miles (17,227.37 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,701.48 miles (17,222.32 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,563.47 miles (17,000.21 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,550.33 miles (16,979.07 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,502.90 miles (16,902.73 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,488.66 miles (16,879.83 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,486.52 miles (16,876.37 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,474.16 miles (16,856.48 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,451.74 miles (16,820.40 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,433.34 miles (16,790.80 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,422.87 miles (16,773.94 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,416.88 miles (16,764.30 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.18 miles (69.49 km) SW | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 2 | 54.62 miles (87.90 km) SW | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| 3 | 58.29 miles (93.81 km) N | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 4 | 75.86 miles (122.08 km) WNW | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 5 | 93.72 miles (150.83 km) NNW | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 6 | 97.48 miles (156.88 km) WSW | Reus Airport (REU) | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain | |
| 7 | 102.80 miles (165.44 km) NNE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 8 | 115.18 miles (185.37 km) W | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 9 | 116.75 miles (187.90 km) NNW | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 10 | 130.86 miles (210.60 km) NNE | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 11 | 139.09 miles (223.84 km) NNW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 12 | 153.28 miles (246.68 km) NNE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 13 | 157.61 miles (253.65 km) NE | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| 14 | 158.85 miles (255.64 km) W | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 15 | 160.11 miles (257.66 km) SSE | Menorca Airport (MAH) | Menorca, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,299.07 miles (19,793.38 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,099.89 miles (19,472.84 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,085.57 miles (19,449.78 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,062.24 miles (19,412.25 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,049.36 miles (19,391.51 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,028.35 miles (19,357.71 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,024.10 miles (19,350.86 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,022.99 miles (19,349.08 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,022.70 miles (19,348.61 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,011.57 miles (19,330.70 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,006.99 miles (19,323.32 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,982.35 miles (19,283.67 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,977.68 miles (19,276.16 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,966.59 miles (19,258.31 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,966.24 miles (19,257.75 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |