Nonstop flight route between Chilas, Pakistan and Wrangell, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chilas Airport (CHB), Chilas, Pakistan and Wrangell Airport (WRG), Wrangell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,900 miles (or 9,494 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 Chilas Airport and Wrangell 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 Chilas Airport and Wrangell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHB / OPCL | 
| Airport Name: | Chilas Airport | 
| Location: | Chilas, Pakistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°25'36"N by 74°5'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Chilas, Northern Areas, Pakistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CHB | 
| More Information: | CHB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRG / PAWG | 
| Airport Name: | Wrangell Airport | 
| Location: | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°29'3"N by 132°22'10"W | 
| Area Served: | Wrangell, Alaska | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRG | 
| More Information: | WRG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chilas Airport (CHB):
- The furthest airport from Chilas Airport (CHB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,038 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Chilas Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Chilas Airport (CHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chilas Airport (CHB) is Gilgit Airport (GIL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of CHB.
Facts about Wrangell Airport (WRG):
- The closest airport to Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of WRG.
- The furthest airport from Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,572 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Wrangell Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrangell 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.
- Wrangell Airport (WRG) currently has only 1 runway.




