Nonstop flight route between Chlef, Algeria and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chlef International Airport (CFK), Chlef, Algeria and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,257 miles (or 13,288 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 Chlef International Airport and Andersen Air Force Base, 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 Chlef International Airport and Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFK / DAOI |
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Location: | Chlef, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°12'53"N by 1°20'8"E |
Area Served: | Chlef, Algeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFK |
More Information: | CFK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Chlef International Airport (CFK):
- Because of Chlef International Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Chlef 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chlef International Airport", other names for CFK include "Abou Bakr Belkaid Airport (Ech Chief)" and "Aéroport International de Chlef".
- The furthest airport from Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Chlef International Airport (meaning Chlef International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Relizane Airport (QZN), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SW of CFK.
- Chlef International Airport (CFK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- The 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
- In 1951, the Strategic Air Command chose several overseas bases to support rotational unit deployments of its bombers from stateside bases, starting with B-29 Superfortress units and later including Convair B-36, B-47 Stratojet, B-50 Superfortress bombers, and KB-29 refueling tankers.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The base returned to routine operations by the late 1970s, but continued to serve as one of SAC's strategic locations.
- However, the FEAF Bomber Command was inactivated in 1954 and its three B-29 wings returned stateside and replaced with B-47s.
- The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
- Andersen Air Force Base was established on 3 December 1944 and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.