Nonstop flight route between Challis, Idaho, United States and Bardufoss, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Challis Airport (CHL), Challis, Idaho, United States and Bardufoss Airport (BDU), Bardufoss, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,228 miles (or 6,804 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 Bardufoss 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 Bardufoss 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 |
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| 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: | BDU / ENDU |
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| Location: | Bardufoss, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°3'20"N by 18°32'25"E |
| Area Served: | Bardufoss, Målselv, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Joint (public and military) |
| Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDU |
| More Information: | BDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Challis Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Challis Airport (CHL) is Lemhi County Airport (SMN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NNE of CHL.
- Challis Airport (CHL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Bardufoss Airport (BDU):
- The airport has a runway aligned 10–28 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,443 by 45 meters.
- In addition to being known as "Bardufoss Airport", another name for BDU is "Bardufoss lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Bardufoss Airport (BDU) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNE of BDU.
- From 1964 the Norwegian Armed Forces organized its own flights through chartered aircraft.Braathens SAFE received permission in 1967 to extend its West Coast route from Bergen to Trondheim onwards to Bodø, Tromsø and Bardufoss.
- Because of Bardufoss Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Bardufoss 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.
- Bardufoss Airport handled 207,650 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bardufoss Airport (BDU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,613 miles (17,079 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
