Nonstop flight route between Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°17'49"N by 75°51'7"W)
Distance from GCI to WBW:
3,457.92 miles (5,564.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guernsey Airport (GCI), Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,458 miles (or 5,565 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCI / EGJB |
| Airport Name: | Guernsey Airport |
| Location: | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W |
| Area Served: | Guernsey |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCI |
| More Information: | GCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBW / KWBW |
| Airport Name: | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport |
| Location: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'49"N by 75°51'7"W |
| Area Served: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Luzerne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 543 feet (166 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WBW |
| More Information: | WBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Guernsey Airport (GCI):
- In 1960 there were four grass runways, with lengths ranging from 2,040 ft to 3,060 ft.
- Because of Guernsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Guernsey 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.
- Guernsey Airport handled 886,396 passengers last year.
- On 7 December 1997 an F-27 operated by AirUK arriving from Southampton overshot the runway while landing in high cross winds.
- The airport currently runs two liaison groups.
- The closest airport to Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Jersey Airport (JER), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of GCI.
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 12 January 1999 a F-27 operating a cargo flight for Channel Express arriving from Luton crashed short of runway 27 after deploying full flap on approach.
- Sufficient progress on these works has taken place to enable Flybe to introduce an Embraer 175 jet on their existing Gatwick service from 31 March 2013.
- The furthest airport from Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Guernsey Airport (meaning Guernsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW):
- The furthest airport from Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,652 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 543 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley 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 Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of WBW.
- Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.10 miles (38.78 km) SE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 25.58 miles (41.17 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) ENE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 4 | 61.39 miles (98.80 km) SW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 5 | 63.06 miles (101.48 km) S | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 6 | 63.12 miles (101.58 km) SSE | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 7 | 79.68 miles (128.23 km) SW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 95.57 miles (153.81 km) NW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 96.75 miles (155.70 km) NNW | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 98.61 miles (158.70 km) E | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 11 | 98.85 miles (159.09 km) NNE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.15 miles (164.40 km) SSE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 13 | 107.12 miles (172.39 km) SW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 14 | 108.45 miles (174.54 km) NE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 118.31 miles (190.41 km) NNE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.73 miles (19,350.27 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,009.21 miles (19,326.90 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,978.04 miles (19,276.75 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,974.37 miles (19,270.83 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,971.69 miles (19,266.52 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,967.58 miles (19,259.90 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,965.48 miles (19,256.52 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,961.42 miles (19,250.00 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,951.29 miles (19,233.69 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,934.17 miles (19,206.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,929.34 miles (19,198.36 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,922.80 miles (19,187.84 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,919.43 miles (19,182.42 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,915.54 miles (19,176.15 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,895.42 miles (19,143.77 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.27 miles (11.69 km) ENE | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 22.71 miles (36.54 km) SSW | Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 26.90 miles (43.29 km) ESE | Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO) | Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 40.25 miles (64.78 km) ESE | Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 49.46 miles (79.60 km) SSE | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 55.67 miles (89.59 km) W | Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT) | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 61.43 miles (98.87 km) ENE | Sullivan County International Airport (MSV) | Monticello, New York, United States | |
| 8 | 62.14 miles (100.01 km) WSW | Penn Valley Airport (SEG) | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 63.31 miles (101.89 km) N | Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) | Binghamton, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 63.74 miles (102.59 km) S | Reading Regional Airport (RDG) | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 64.39 miles (103.62 km) SSE | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 70.39 miles (113.28 km) SSW | Muir Army Airfield (MUI) | Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 73.00 miles (117.48 km) NNE | Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) | Sidney, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 74.70 miles (120.22 km) SSE | Heritage Field (PTW) | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 76.79 miles (123.57 km) SSE | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,651.53 miles (18,751.28 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,627.48 miles (18,712.57 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,622.65 miles (18,704.79 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,601.18 miles (18,670.24 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,575.67 miles (18,629.19 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,537.90 miles (18,568.40 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,530.91 miles (18,557.16 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,529.27 miles (18,554.52 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,517.84 miles (18,536.12 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,463.52 miles (18,448.70 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,388.47 miles (18,327.92 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,367.85 miles (18,294.74 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,343.38 miles (18,255.36 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,337.25 miles (18,245.50 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,336.23 miles (18,243.86 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |