Nonstop flight route between Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Christmas Island, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR), Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,608 miles (or 15,462 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and Christmas Island 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDR / KCDR | 
| Airport Name: | Chadron Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'14"N by 103°5'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Chadron, Nebraska | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Chadron | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3298 feet (1,005 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CDR | 
| More Information: | CDR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM | 
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport | 
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH | 
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR):
- The closest airport to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Pine Ridge Airport (XPR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of CDR.
 - Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,658 miles (17,153 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (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.
 - 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.
 - From the late 1940s, when the island was still a British colony administered by Singapore and the Straits Settlements Administration, it was serviced occasionally by Royal Air Force Short Sunderland flying boats before the construction of the airport.
 - Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
 - 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.
 
