Nonstop flight route between Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States and Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States and Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM), Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,958 miles (or 4,760 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 Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport and Fort McPherson 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 Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport and Fort McPherson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHA / KCHA | 
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| Location: | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'7"N by 85°12'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 683 feet (208 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CHA | 
| More Information: | CHA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZFM / CZFM | 
| Airport Name: | Fort McPherson Airport | 
| Location: | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°24'24"N by 134°51'34"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZFM | 
| More Information: | ZFM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA):
- Currently, a flight from Chattanooga to Atlanta can take 18 minutes flying on a Canadair Regional Jet or Delta Air Lines MD-80.
 - In addition to being known as "Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport", another name for CHA is "Lovell Field".
 - The largest aircraft currently serving the airport are the MD-80 series operated by Allegiant Air and Delta Air Lines.
 - The closest airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) is Marion County Airport (APT), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) W of CHA.
 - Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Post-war growth in aviation in the 1950s led to a transfer of the airport's operations to the City of Chattanooga and significant airport expansion with construction of a new runway, which serves as the primary runway today.
 - Because of Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 683 feet, planes can take off or land at Chattanooga Metropolitan 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.
 
Facts about Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM):
- The furthest airport from Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - The closest airport to Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) is Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) N of ZFM.
 - Because of Fort McPherson Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort McPherson 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.
 - Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) currently has only 1 runway.
 
