Nonstop flight route between Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and Gilgit, Pakistan:
Departure Airport:
(42°52'58"N by 2°43'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°55'6"N by 74°20'0"E)
Distance from VIT to GIL:
3,997.18 miles (6,432.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and Gilgit Airport (GIL), Gilgit, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,997 miles (or 6,433 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport and Gilgit 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport and Gilgit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIT / LEVT |
| Airport Name: | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport |
| Location: | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'58"N by 2°43'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1682 feet (513 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIT |
| More Information: | VIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIL / OPGT |
| Airport Name: | Gilgit Airport |
| Location: | Gilgit, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'6"N by 74°20'0"E |
| Area Served: | Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4796 feet (1,462 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIL |
| More Information: | GIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT):
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) is Bilbao Airport (BIO), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNW of VIT.
- The furthest airport from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (meaning Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
Facts about Gilgit Airport (GIL):
- Gilgit Airport (GIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gilgit Airport's high elevation of 4,796 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Chilas Airport (CHB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of GIL.
- The furthest airport from Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.39 miles (48.91 km) NNW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain |     |
| 2 | 35.69 miles (57.44 km) SE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 3 | 55.15 miles (88.76 km) E | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 4 | 57.35 miles (92.30 km) NE | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 5 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) SW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 6 | 66.80 miles (107.51 km) NW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 7 | 72.80 miles (117.15 km) NE | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 8 | 120.28 miles (193.57 km) SE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 9 | 121.23 miles (195.10 km) ENE | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 10 | 134.31 miles (216.14 km) ESE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 11 | 135.76 miles (218.48 km) SW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 139.07 miles (223.81 km) E | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 13 | 143.19 miles (230.45 km) NNE | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 14 | 150.12 miles (241.60 km) W | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 15 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.28 miles (19,763.14 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.76 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,256.52 miles (19,724.90 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,247.49 miles (19,710.38 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,240.13 miles (19,698.53 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,238.66 miles (19,696.17 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,203.77 miles (19,640.02 km) SSE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,201.89 miles (19,636.99 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,199.95 miles (19,633.87 km) S | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,194.22 miles (19,624.65 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,185.63 miles (19,610.82 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,169.35 miles (19,584.62 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,152.89 miles (19,558.12 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,143.85 miles (19,543.59 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,142.96 miles (19,542.14 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.73 miles (59.10 km) SSW | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 78.64 miles (126.55 km) ESE | Skardu Airport (KDU) | Skardu, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 118.67 miles (190.98 km) SSW | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 135.76 miles (218.49 km) S | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| 5 | 137.56 miles (221.38 km) SSW | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 141.93 miles (228.41 km) W | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 173.81 miles (279.72 km) SSW | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 193.84 miles (311.95 km) NW | Sheghnan Airport (SGA) | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 199.89 miles (321.70 km) W | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 207.75 miles (334.34 km) SW | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 219.56 miles (353.34 km) ESE | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| 12 | 224.98 miles (362.07 km) S | Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) | Jammu, India | |
| 13 | 227.57 miles (366.24 km) WNW | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 233.75 miles (376.19 km) S | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 240.69 miles (387.35 km) WSW | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,792.97 miles (18,978.90 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,685.06 miles (17,195.90 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,681.38 miles (17,189.98 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,679.09 miles (17,186.29 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,650.11 miles (17,139.65 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,649.09 miles (17,138.00 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,649.07 miles (17,137.97 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,649.05 miles (17,137.94 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,630.22 miles (17,107.63 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,624.64 miles (17,098.65 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,621.73 miles (17,093.97 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,603.18 miles (17,064.12 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,585.79 miles (17,036.13 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,574.88 miles (17,018.58 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,573.96 miles (17,017.09 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |