Nonstop flight route between Challis, Idaho, United States and Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma):
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from CHL to AKY:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - CHL Airport Information
 - AKY Airport Information
 - Facts about CHL
 - Facts about AKY
 - Map of Nearest Airports to CHL
 - List of Nearest Airports to CHL
 - Map of Furthest Airports from CHL
 - List of Furthest Airports from CHL
 - Map of Nearest Airports to AKY
 - List of Nearest Airports to AKY
 - Map of Furthest Airports from AKY
 - List of Furthest Airports from AKY
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Challis Airport (CHL), Challis, Idaho, United States and Sittwe Airport (AKY), Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,653 miles (or 12,317 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 Challis Airport and Sittwe 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 Challis Airport and Sittwe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHL / KLLJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Challis, Idaho, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'24"N by 114°13'4"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Challis | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5072 feet (1,546 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CHL | 
| More Information: | CHL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKY / VYSW | 
| Airport Name: | Sittwe Airport | 
| Location: | Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°7'58"N by 92°52'21"E | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKY | 
| More Information: | AKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Challis Airport (CHL):
- The closest airport to Challis Airport (CHL) is Lemhi County Airport (SMN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NNE of CHL.
 - In addition to being known as "Challis Airport", another name for CHL is "LLJ".
 - The furthest airport from Challis Airport (CHL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,728 miles (17,265 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Because of Challis Airport's high elevation of 5,072 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Challis Airport (CHL) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Sittwe Airport (AKY):
- Sittwe Airport (AKY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SE of AKY.
 - The furthest airport from Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,592 miles (18,655 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
 - Because of Sittwe Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sittwe 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.
 
