Nonstop flight route between Arica, Amazonas, Colombia and Douglas, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), Arica, Amazonas, Colombia and Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,305 miles (or 6,928 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 Chacalluta International Airport and Douglas Municipal 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 Chacalluta International Airport and Douglas Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACM / |
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Location: | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W |
Area Served: | Arica, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACM |
More Information: | ACM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Chacalluta International Airport (ACM):
- In addition to being known as "Chacalluta International Airport", other names for ACM include "Aeródromo de Chacalluta Arica", "ARI" and "SCAR".
- The furthest airport from Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Chacalluta International Airport (meaning Chacalluta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
- Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chacalluta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Chacalluta International 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 closest airport to Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) is Chacalluta International Airport (ARI), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ACM.
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- Records of Auxiliary Airfield #4 have been lost to time.
- The ALP was updated by Blanton & Company of Tucson, Arizona in 1967.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The Army activated the former Douglas Air Field on May 28, 1942, as a twin-engine advanced flying school for training bomber pilots.
- During World War II, there were about 5,500 troops stationed at Douglas at any one time.
- The former Douglas Air Field is currently owned by Cochise County.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- A 1975 improvement project included replacement of the Medium Intensity Runway Lighting system for Runways 17-35 and 8-26.