Nonstop flight route between Quelimane, Mozambique and Gush Katif, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quelimane Airport (UEL), Quelimane, Mozambique and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), Gush Katif, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,407 miles (or 5,483 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 Quelimane Airport and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif 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 Quelimane Airport and Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UEL / FQQL | 
| Airport Name: | Quelimane Airport | 
| Location: | Quelimane, Mozambique | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°52'35"S by 36°53'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Quelimane | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UEL | 
| More Information: | UEL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHK / LLAZ | 
| Airport Name: | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport | 
| Location: | Gush Katif, Israel | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'2"N by 34°17'40"E | 
| Area Served: | Gaza Strip | 
| Operator/Owner: | Palestinian National Authority | 
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GHK | 
| More Information: | GHK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Quelimane Airport (UEL):
- The furthest airport from Quelimane Airport (UEL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,646 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - Because of Quelimane Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Quelimane 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 Quelimane Airport (UEL) is Beira Airport (BEW), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) SW of UEL.
 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK):
- The furthest airport from Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
 - The closest airport to Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) is Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of GHK.
 - The UNRWA Khan Younis refugee camp is adjacent to and south of the airfield, and the UNRWA Khan Younis Vocational Training Centre, built in 2007, is immediately south of the runway.
 - Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - After the 1948 Palestinian exodus 35,000 refugees took shelter in a camp to the south of the present day airfield.
 - Because of Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif 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.
 
