Nonstop flight route between Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States and Trapani, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH), Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States and Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,027 miles (or 8,090 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 Galbraith Lake Airport and Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi, 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 Galbraith Lake Airport and Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBH / PAGB |
Airport Name: | Galbraith Lake Airport |
Location: | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°28'46"N by 149°29'24"W |
Area Served: | Galbraith Lake, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2663 feet (812 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GBH |
More Information: | GBH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPS / LICT |
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Location: | Trapani, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Trapani |
Airport Type: | Military/public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPS |
More Information: | TPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH):
- Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) is Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of GBH.
- The furthest airport from Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,055 miles (16,181 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of TPS.
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
- The airport gained international attention during Operation Unified Protector in 2011 when NATO aircraft were based there during military intervention in the Libyan civil war.
- The furthest airport from Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi 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.
- Inaugurated in the 1960s as a small regional airport operating very few flights, Trapani-Birgi became even less important in the 1990s, during which only a flight to Pantelleria was operated.