Nonstop flight route between Fox Glacier, New Zealand and Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL), Fox Glacier, New Zealand and Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ), Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,125 miles (or 11,467 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome and Chignik Lake 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome and Chignik Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGL / NZFH |
Airport Name: | Fox Glacier Aerodrome |
Location: | Fox Glacier, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'43"S by 170°1'11"E |
View all routes: | Routes from FGL |
More Information: | FGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCQ / |
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Location: | Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°15'18"N by 158°46'31"W |
Area Served: | Chignik Lake, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KCQ |
More Information: | KCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL):
- The closest airport to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of FGL.
- The furthest airport from Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (meaning Fox Glacier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
Facts about Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ):
- The furthest airport from Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Chignik Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Chignik Lake 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 addition to being known as "Chignik Lake Airport", another name for KCQ is "A79".
- Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ENE of KCQ.