Nonstop flight route between Sármellék, Hungary and Gounda, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
(46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°16'18"N by 21°11'43"E)
Distance from SOB to GDA:
2,596.02 miles (4,177.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB), Sármellék, Hungary and Gordil Airport (GDA), Gounda, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,596 miles (or 4,178 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 Hévíz-Balaton Airport and Gordil 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 Hévíz-Balaton Airport and Gordil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOB / LHSM |
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| Location: | Sármellék, Hungary |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E |
| Area Served: | Lake Balaton, Hungary |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOB |
| More Information: | SOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDA / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gounda, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°16'18"N by 21°11'43"E |
| Area Served: | Gordil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDA |
| More Information: | GDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB):
- The closest airport to Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SOB.
- Its importance is due to the proximity of Lake Balaton, Hungary's most important holiday resort and the thermal spas of Hévíz and Zalakaros.
- In addition to being known as "Hévíz-Balaton Airport", another name for SOB is "Hévíz-Balaton Repülőtér".
- The furthest airport from Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport, previously also known as Sármellék International Airport, is an international airport in Hungary located west of Lake Balaton, 1 kilometre south-southwest of the village of Sármellék, Zala County and Keszthely.
- Due to financial problems, the airport closed over the winter period 2008–09, but closed indefinitely on 10 October 2009.
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hévíz-Balaton Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Hévíz-Balaton 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.
Facts about Gordil Airport (GDA):
- In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDA is "Gordil Airport (Gordil)".
- The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDA) is Gordil Airport (GDI), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of GDA.
- Gordil Airport (GDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDA) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.39 miles (114.90 km) W | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia |     |
| 2 | 83.46 miles (134.31 km) SW | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 3 | 84.01 miles (135.19 km) WNW | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 4 | 102.17 miles (164.43 km) NNW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 5 | 102.54 miles (165.02 km) N | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 111.81 miles (179.94 km) ENE | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 7 | 115.80 miles (186.36 km) SE | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 8 | 120.75 miles (194.33 km) S | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 9 | 132.56 miles (213.33 km) WSW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 10 | 133.83 miles (215.38 km) W | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 11 | 137.52 miles (221.32 km) NNE | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 156.62 miles (252.06 km) SE | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 13 | 160.53 miles (258.35 km) SW | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 14 | 162.41 miles (261.37 km) N | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 15 | 163.18 miles (262.60 km) NNE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.29 miles (18,903.78 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,320.08 miles (18,217.86 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.40 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,298.05 miles (18,182.40 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,275.76 miles (18,146.53 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,270.53 miles (18,138.11 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,265.96 miles (18,130.77 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,245.15 miles (18,097.28 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,243.18 miles (18,094.09 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,239.44 miles (18,088.09 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,236.34 miles (18,083.09 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,232.53 miles (18,076.96 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,224.77 miles (18,064.47 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,220.54 miles (18,057.66 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,201.62 miles (18,027.22 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.52 miles (68.42 km) ENE | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 53.68 miles (86.39 km) S | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 123.18 miles (198.24 km) ENE | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 137.00 miles (220.48 km) NNW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 5 | 145.94 miles (234.87 km) NW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 6 | 192.50 miles (309.80 km) W | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 7 | 197.15 miles (317.27 km) SSE | Bria Airport (BIV) | Bria, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 199.74 miles (321.45 km) NW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 9 | 236.81 miles (381.10 km) SE | Yalinga Airport (AIG) | Yalinga, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 239.23 miles (385.01 km) SW | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 239.56 miles (385.53 km) S | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 252.60 miles (406.52 km) WNW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 13 | 263.38 miles (423.86 km) NW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 14 | 270.54 miles (435.39 km) SSE | Bakouma Airport (BMF) | Bakouma, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 276.10 miles (444.34 km) SW | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,268.86 miles (19,744.77 km) ESE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,773.91 miles (18,948.23 km) SW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,750.61 miles (18,910.73 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,704.25 miles (18,836.12 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,702.73 miles (18,833.67 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,679.82 miles (18,796.80 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,653.08 miles (18,753.76 km) WSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,652.53 miles (18,752.89 km) S | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,641.62 miles (18,735.33 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,635.91 miles (18,726.14 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,627.43 miles (18,712.49 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,609.76 miles (18,684.05 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,605.52 miles (18,677.22 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,595.01 miles (18,660.32 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,562.53 miles (18,608.04 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |