Nonstop flight route between Chelinda, Malawi and Fallon, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chelinda Airport (CEH), Chelinda, Malawi and Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), Fallon, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,824 miles (or 15,810 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 Chelinda Airport and Naval Air Station Fallon, 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 Chelinda Airport and Naval Air Station Fallon. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEH / FWCD |
Airport Name: | Chelinda Airport |
Location: | Chelinda, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°33'29"S by 33°47'59"E |
Area Served: | Chelinda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7759 feet (2,365 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEH |
More Information: | CEH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NFL / KNFL |
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Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'29"N by 118°42'10"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 3934 feet (1,199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NFL |
More Information: | NFL Maps & Info |
Facts about Chelinda Airport (CEH):
- Because of Chelinda Airport's high elevation of 7,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Chelinda Airport (CEH) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,572 miles (18,623 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Chelinda Airport (CEH) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of CEH.
- Chelinda Airport (CEH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL):
- Around 1965, Fallon became an FAA/ADC joint-use facility.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of NFL.
- During 1962 Fallon AFS joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment system, initially feeding data to DC-16 at Stead AFB, Nevada.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fallon", another name for NFL is "Van Voorhis Field".
- Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,140 miles (17,928 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airfield at NAS Fallon was originally built in 1942 as part of a defensive network to repel a feared Japanese invasion of the west coast.