Nonstop flight route between Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Challis, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Challis Airport (CHL), Challis, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,553 miles (or 2,499 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 relatively short distance between Nashville International Airport and Challis Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNA / KBNA |
Airport Name: | Nashville International Airport |
Location: | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°7'36"N by 86°40'54"W |
Area Served: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Nashville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNA |
More Information: | BNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHL / KLLJ |
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Location: | Challis, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'24"N by 114°13'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Challis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5072 feet (1,546 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHL |
More Information: | CHL Maps & Info |
Facts about Nashville International Airport (BNA):
- American Airlines announced in 1985 that it would establish a hub at Nashville, investing $115 million to develop a new 15-gate concourse and applying for $50 million in federal funds to build a new 10,000-foot runway.
- In the early 1980s the MNAA commissioned Robert Lamb Hart, in association with the firm of Gresham, Smith and Partners, to design a modern terminal.
- Because of Nashville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashville 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.
- Nashville International Airport (BNA) has 4 runways.
- Concourse B is the second largest concourse in BNA with 13 gates, of which 9 are occupied.
- Nashville International Airport has four runways, three of which are parallel with one crosswind.
- Nashville's first airport was Hampton Field, which operated until 1921.
- The airport terminal complex includes an over 1,000,000-square-foot passenger terminal with 47 air carrier gates and up to 78 commuter parking positions.
- The furthest airport from Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,198 miles (18,021 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- American's service peaked in 1992, after which flights were gradually scaled back until the hub eventually closed in 1995.
- In addition to passenger amenities in the terminal and parking areas, the renovations included improvements to the airport's infrastructure.
- The closest airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Smyrna Airport (MQY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of BNA.
Facts about Challis Airport (CHL):
- The closest airport to Challis Airport (CHL) is Lemhi County Airport (SMN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NNE of CHL.
- Because of Challis Airport's high elevation of 5,072 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Challis Airport (CHL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,728 miles (17,265 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Challis Airport (CHL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Challis Airport", another name for CHL is "LLJ".