Nonstop flight route between Chignik, Alaska, United States. and Buttonville, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), Chignik, Alaska, United States. and Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,410 miles (or 5,488 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 Chignik Fisheries Airport and Buttonville 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 Chignik Fisheries Airport and Buttonville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG):

• The closest airport to Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) is Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) ESE of KCG.
• Because of Chignik Fisheries Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Chignik Fisheries 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 furthest airport from Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,895 miles (17,533 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Buttonville Airport (YKZ):

• On January 17, 2006, Nav Canada announced plans for the construction of a new air traffic control tower at Buttonville Airport.
• Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
• On 25 May 2010, a small Cirrus SR22 4-seater plane crashed on the roof of a nearby building to the airport, which was just 500 m away.
• In September 2009, the Sifton family, owners of the airport, announced plans to re-develop the airport from 2009 to 2016 into a mixed use of commercial, retail and residential development.
• Because of Buttonville Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Buttonville 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 airport has a control tower using the frequencies 127.10 MHz for Automatic Terminal Information Service, 121.80 MHz for ground control, and 124.80 MHz for tower.
• Flightline is available on 123.50 MHz.
• The furthest airport from Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.