Nonstop flight route between Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-State Airport (HTS), Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,117 miles (or 6,625 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 Tri-State Airport and Gibraltar 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 Tri-State Airport and Gibraltar 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: | HTS / KHTS |
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Location: | Huntington, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'0"N by 82°33'30"W |
Area Served: | Huntington, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Tri-State Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 828 feet (252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTS |
More Information: | HTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Tri-State Airport (HTS):
- Tri-State Airport is a public airport in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
- Because of Tri-State Airport's relatively low elevation of 828 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-State 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 closest airport to Tri-State Airport (HTS) is Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of HTS.
- The furthest airport from Tri-State Airport (HTS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Tri-State Airport (HTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tri-State Airport", another name for HTS is "Milton J. Ferguson Field".
- The airport covers 1,300 acres at an elevation of 828 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- Because of this, a new four-lane diversion road and tunnel section was planned.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
- The airport was constructed during World War II upon the territory's race course, when Gibraltar was an important naval base for the British.
- On 10 January 2012, Gibraltar was selected as one of the 'World's Scariest Airport Landings and Take-offs' in the travel section of the Daily Telegraph due to its runway which extends into the sea.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".