Nonstop flight route between Alta, Norway and Qianjiang, Chongqing, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), Qianjiang, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,207 miles (or 6,771 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 Alta Airport and Qianjiang Wulingshan 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 Alta Airport and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIQ / |
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Location: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E |
Area Served: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from JIQ |
More Information: | JIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Alta Airport is served by three scheduled airlines and two charter airlines, providing services to eleven destinations, including two abroad.
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
- Services were at first operated by Scandinavian Airlines System.
- Alta Airport is an international airport serving Alta, a town and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ):
- The closest airport to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of JIQ.
- The furthest airport from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (meaning Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport", other names for JIQ include "黔江武陵山机场", "Qiánjiāng Wǔlíngshān Jīchǎng" and "ZUQJ".