Nonstop flight route between Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile and Stevens Village, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chaitén Airfield (WCH), Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile and Stevens Village Airport (SVS), Stevens Village, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,534 miles (or 13,734 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 Chaitén Airfield and Stevens Village 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 Chaitén Airfield and Stevens Village Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WCH / SCTN |
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Location: | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'57"S by 72°41'58"W |
Area Served: | Chaitén |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WCH |
More Information: | WCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVS / |
Airport Name: | Stevens Village Airport |
Location: | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°1'0"N by 149°3'15"W |
Area Served: | Stevens Village, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVS |
More Information: | SVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Chaitén Airfield (WCH):
- The closest airport to Chaitén Airfield (WCH) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WNW of WCH.
- Because of Chaitén Airfield's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Chaitén Airfield 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.
- Chaitén Airfield (WCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chaitén Airfield (WCH) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Chaitén Airfield (meaning Chaitén Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- In addition to being known as "Chaitén Airfield", other names for WCH include "Chaitén Airfield (Chaitén)" and "Aeródromo Chaitén".
Facts about Stevens Village Airport (SVS):
- Because of Stevens Village Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Stevens Village 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 Stevens Village Airport (SVS) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,213 miles (16,436 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Stevens Village Airport (SVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Stevens Village Airport (SVS) is Five Mile Airport (FMC), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WSW of SVS.