Nonstop flight route between Sirte, Libya and Elorza, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX), Sirte, Libya and Elorza Airport (EOZ), Elorza, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,738 miles (or 9,234 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 Ghardabiya Air Base and Elorza 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 Ghardabiya Air Base and Elorza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX):

• In addition to being known as "Ghardabiya Air Base", other names for SRX include "Gardabya Airport" and "SRX [1]".
• The closest airport to Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Misrata International Airport (MRA), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NW of SRX.
• Because of Ghardabiya Air Base's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghardabiya Air Base 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.
• Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• It was targeted by United States Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers equipped with precision-guided munitions during the 2011 Libyan civil war on 20 and 21 March 2011.
• Ghardabiya Air Base is a dual-function airbase for the Libyan Air Force south of the city of Sirte.

Facts about Elorza Airport (EOZ):

• The closest airport to Elorza Airport (EOZ) is Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) W of EOZ.
• The furthest airport from Elorza Airport (EOZ) is Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), which is nearly antipodal to Elorza Airport (meaning Elorza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA)), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Semarang, Indonesia.
• Because of Elorza Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Elorza 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.
• Elorza Airport (EOZ) currently has only 1 runway.