Nonstop flight route between State College, Pennsylvania, United States and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between University Park Airport (SCE), State College, Pennsylvania, United States and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,820 miles (or 6,147 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 University Park Airport and Gibraltar International 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 University Park Airport and Gibraltar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCE / KUNV |
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Location: | State College, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'57"N by 77°50'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Pennsylvania State University |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1239 feet (378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCE |
More Information: | SCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about University Park Airport (SCE):
- The furthest airport from University Park Airport (SCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,582 miles (18,639 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- University Park Airport (SCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction on the airport's new control tower began on January 8, 2010 and was completed in early August 2011.
- The closest airport to University Park Airport (SCE) is Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of SCE.
- University Park Airport is a public airport located in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
- In addition to being known as "University Park Airport", another name for SCE is "UNV".
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar International 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.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- On 14 August 2012, Monarch announced it would launch a new route to Birmingham, operating three times a week.
- A new terminal has been constructed at Gibraltar International due to the high number of passengers using it.