Nonstop flight route between Menorca, Spain and Gambell, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Menorca Airport (MAH), Menorca, Spain and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,273 miles (or 8,486 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 Menorca Airport and Gambell 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 Menorca Airport and Gambell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Menorca Airport (MAH):

• In addition to being known as "Menorca Airport", another name for MAH is "Aeroport de MenorcaAeropuerto de Menorca".
• The furthest airport from Menorca Airport (MAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Menorca Airport (meaning Menorca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Menorca Airport (MAH) is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) WSW of MAH.
• A major refit of the Airport was finished before the start of the 2008 season.
• Menorca Airport (MAH) has 2 runways.
• Because of Menorca Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Menorca 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.
• Menorca Airport handled 2,576,209 passengers last year.

Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):

• Gambell Airport is a public airport located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S.
• On 30 August 1975, Wien Air Alaska Flight 99, a Fairchild F-27B on approach to landing, crashed into Sevuokuk Mountain after multiple missed approaches, killing the pilot and co-pilot and eight others out of the 32 crew and passengers on board.
• Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
• Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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.
• Gambell Airport was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
• The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
• The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.