Nonstop flight route between Chiloquin, Oregon, United States and Kangerlussuaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ), Chiloquin, Oregon, United States and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,061 miles (or 4,926 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 Chiloquin State Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ), 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 Chiloquin State Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHZ / |
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Location: | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'59"N by 121°52'33"W |
Area Served: | Chiloquin, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | Oregon Department of Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4217 feet (1,285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHZ |
More Information: | CHZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFJ / BGSF |
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Location: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W |
Area Served: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFJ |
More Information: | SFJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ):
- In addition to being known as "Chiloquin State Airport", another name for CHZ is "2S7".
- Because of Chiloquin State Airport's high elevation of 4,217 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,068 miles (17,813 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) is Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of CHZ.
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- Because of Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)'s relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) 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 "Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)", other names for SFJ include "Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq" and "Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn".
- In the 1950s, transatlantic civilian flights began using the air base for refuelling.
- The furthest airport from Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,633 miles (17,112 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- At a late 2011 Air Greenland meeting, plans to move the main Greenland intercontinental air hub away from Kangerlussuaq were agreed upon.
- The closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.