Nonstop flight route between Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand and Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chatham Islands (CHT), Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand and Boswell Bay Airport (BSW), Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,402 miles (or 11,912 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 Chatham Islands and Boswell Bay 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 Chatham Islands and Boswell Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHT / NZCI |
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Location: | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°48'36"S by 176°27'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | New Zealand Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHT |
More Information: | CHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSW / |
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Location: | Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°25'23"N by 146°8'44"W |
Area Served: | Boswell Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Forest Service |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSW |
More Information: | BSW Maps & Info |
Facts about Chatham Islands (CHT):
- In addition to being known as "Chatham Islands", another name for CHT is "Tuuta Airport".
- The furthest airport from Chatham Islands (CHT) is Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL), which is nearly antipodal to Chatham Islands (meaning Chatham Islands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Montpellier, France.
- A small aviation museum is also based there, signifying the importance that aviation has played in developing the economic wealth of the island group.
- Because of Chatham Islands's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham Islands 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 Chatham Islands (CHT) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is located 448 miles (722 kilometers) WNW of CHT.
- Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport is a small airport 10.5 nautical miles northeast of Waitangi Township on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Chatham Islands (CHT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Boswell Bay Airport (BSW):
- Because of Boswell Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Boswell Bay 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.
- Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) is Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of BSW.
- The furthest airport from Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,573 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Boswell Bay Airport", another name for BSW is "AK97".