Nonstop flight route between Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and Gambell, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°54'30"S by 38°19'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Distance from SSA to GAM:
8,275.12 miles (13,317.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,275 miles (or 13,317 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 Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) 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 Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) and Gambell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSA / SBSV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°54'30"S by 38°19'20"W |
| Area Served: | Salvador da Bahia |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSA |
| More Information: | SSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gambell, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gambell, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAM |
| More Information: | GAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA):
- Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) handled 8,589,663 passengers last year.
- Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) has 2 runways.
- The airport, originally called Santo Amaro do Ipitanga Airport, was founded in 1925.
- Because of Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)'s relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) 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.
- In addition to being known as "Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)", another name for SSA is "Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (2 de Julho)".
- The closest airport to Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) SSW of SSA.
- The furthest airport from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (meaning Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- 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.
- 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)".
- On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.
- 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.
Map of Nearest Airports to Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho):
List of Nearest Airports to Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho):
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 140.08 miles (225.44 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 157.44 miles (253.38 km) NNE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 3 | 201.04 miles (323.54 km) W | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 217.44 miles (349.94 km) SW | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 5 | 249.03 miles (400.77 km) SSW | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 289.18 miles (465.40 km) NNW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 290.70 miles (467.83 km) NE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 8 | 310.68 miles (499.99 km) WSW | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 343.08 miles (552.13 km) W | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 348.74 miles (561.24 km) WNW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 403.09 miles (648.71 km) NE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 423.17 miles (681.02 km) NNE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 13 | 443.15 miles (713.18 km) WSW | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 451.36 miles (726.40 km) SW | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 454.69 miles (731.75 km) W | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
Map of Furthest Airports from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho):
List of Furthest Airports from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho):
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,223.21 miles (19,671.30 km) W | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 2 | 12,213.54 miles (19,655.74 km) WNW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 3 | 12,199.83 miles (19,633.67 km) NNE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 4 | 12,181.86 miles (19,604.76 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 12,135.60 miles (19,530.31 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 12,097.90 miles (19,469.64 km) NE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 11,818.92 miles (19,020.66 km) NE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 9 | 11,649.98 miles (18,748.77 km) WNW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 10 | 11,615.91 miles (18,693.96 km) N | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,390.51 miles (18,331.21 km) NNE | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,377.53 miles (18,310.32 km) N | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,372.53 miles (18,302.26 km) NNE | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,363.89 miles (18,288.36 km) N | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,355.38 miles (18,274.67 km) E | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 62.19 miles (100.09 km) NW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 3 | 160.12 miles (257.69 km) NNE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) NE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 176.11 miles (283.43 km) NE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 177.57 miles (285.78 km) NE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 189.90 miles (305.61 km) NE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) NE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.87 km) ENE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 227.73 miles (366.50 km) SE | Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) ESE | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 232.46 miles (374.11 km) ESE | Alakanuk Airport (AUK) | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 234.84 miles (377.94 km) ESE | Emmonak Airport (EMK) | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.37 miles (378.78 km) SE | Hooper Bay Airport (HPB) | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,421.04 miles (16,771.00 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,331.16 miles (16,626.34 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,294.01 miles (16,566.57 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,249.91 miles (16,495.60 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,202.40 miles (16,419.12 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,153.28 miles (16,340.08 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,049.93 miles (16,173.76 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,040.76 miles (16,159.00 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,990.53 miles (16,078.17 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 9,977.60 miles (16,057.35 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,977.35 miles (16,056.95 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,967.79 miles (16,041.56 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,946.13 miles (16,006.70 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |