Nonstop flight route between Sunriver, Oregon, United States and Christmas Island, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sunriver Airport (SUO), Sunriver, Oregon, United States and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,805 miles (or 14,170 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 Sunriver Airport and Christmas Island 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 Sunriver Airport and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUO / |
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Location: | Sunriver, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°52'35"N by 121°27'11"W |
Area Served: | Sunriver, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | Sunriver Resort, L.P. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 4164 feet (1,269 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUO |
More Information: | SUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM |
Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sunriver Airport (SUO):
- Sunriver Airport (SUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sunriver Airport (SUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Sunriver Airport (SUO) is Roberts Field (RDM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of SUO.
- In addition to being known as "Sunriver Airport", another name for SUO is "S21".
- Because of Sunriver Airport's high elevation of 4,164 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Sunriver Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Sunriver, in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- After the closure of the casino, the resort was taken over by the Asia Pacific Space Centre, which developed plans for a satellite launch facility on Christmas Island.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- Christmas Island Airport is a quiet airport and served 27,286 revenue passengers during financial year 2010-2011.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.