Nonstop flight route between Gambell, Alaska, United States and Aarhus, Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States and Aarhus Airport (AAR), Aarhus, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,140 miles (or 6,662 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 Gambell Airport and Aarhus 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 Gambell Airport and Aarhus Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAR / EKAH |
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Location: | Aarhus, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°18'15"N by 10°37'9"E |
Area Served: | Aarhus, Denmark |
Operator/Owner: | Aarhus Lufthavn A/S |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAR |
More Information: | AAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Aarhus Airport (AAR):
- In addition to being known as "Aarhus Airport", another name for AAR is "Aarhus Lufthavn".
- The airport was built in 1943 by German occupying forces and was used as a Cold War military base for the Danish and other allied airforces until the 1990s.
- Aarhus Airport (AAR) has 2 runways.
- Aarhus Airport is a civilian airport located in Tirstrup, Denmark, which is 19.4 nautical miles northeast of Aarhus.
- The furthest airport from Aarhus Airport (AAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,519 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 82 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Aarhus Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Aarhus 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.
- Aarhus Airport handled 45,991 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Aarhus Airport (AAR) is Karup Airport (KRP), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of AAR.