Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Australia and Djanet, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia and Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG), Djanet, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,903 miles (or 11,109 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 Christmas Island Airport and Djanet Tiska 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 Christmas Island Airport and Djanet Tiska Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):

• 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.
• Traffic to and from the airport varies greatly.
• Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
• Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 916 ft above sea level.
• 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.
• A brief revival of the "old days" happened in 2001 during the "Tampa" crisis when the heightened Royal Australian Air Force traffic was complemented by a large number of Department of Immigration and Citizenship and media charters.
• 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.
• Christmas Island Airport is a quiet airport and served 27,286 revenue passengers during financial year 2010-2011.

Facts about Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG):

• In addition to being known as "Djanet Tiska Airport", another name for DJG is "Djanet Tiska/Inedbirene Airport (Djanet)".
• Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is nearly antipodal to Djanet Tiska Airport (meaning Djanet Tiska Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fuaʻamotu International Airport), and is located 12,076 miles (19,434 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
• The closest airport to Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) is Ghat Airport (GHT), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of DJG.