Nonstop flight route between Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile and Bishop, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°29'22"S by 68°54'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W)
Distance from CJC to BIH:
5,238.26 miles (8,430.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Loa Airport (CJC), Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile and Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), Bishop, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,238 miles (or 8,430 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 El Loa Airport and Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield, 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 El Loa Airport and Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CJC / SCCF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°29'22"S by 68°54'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección de Aeronautica Civil de Chile (DGAC) |
| Airport Type: | Domestic Airport |
| Elevation: | 7543 feet (2,299 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CJC |
| More Information: | CJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIH / KBIH |
| Airport Name: | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield |
| Location: | Bishop, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W |
| Area Served: | Bishop, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4124 feet (1,257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIH |
| More Information: | BIH Maps & Info |
Facts about El Loa Airport (CJC):
- The airport currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36m.
- The airport served 247,821 in 2004, 273,275 in 2005, and 315,725 in 2006.
- In addition to being known as "El Loa Airport", other names for CJC include "Aeropuerto El Loa" and "El Loa Airdrome".
- El Loa Airport handled 315,725 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from El Loa Airport (CJC) is Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ), which is nearly antipodal to El Loa Airport (meaning El Loa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.
- Because of El Loa Airport's high elevation of 7,543 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to El Loa Airport (CJC) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of CJC.
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- The closest airport to Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of BIH.
- Because of Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,124 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,267 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.06 miles (143.33 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 118.18 miles (190.19 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 3 | 158.05 miles (254.36 km) NNW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 4 | 193.46 miles (311.34 km) NE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 269.54 miles (433.78 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 270.99 miles (436.11 km) SE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 274.73 miles (442.13 km) ESE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 8 | 276.77 miles (445.42 km) ENE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 286.31 miles (460.77 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 293.41 miles (472.20 km) E | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 294.89 miles (474.57 km) E | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) NNW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 13 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) NNW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 326.19 miles (524.95 km) E | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 15 | 335.32 miles (539.64 km) NE | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.30 miles (19,906.40 km) N | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,336.95 miles (19,854.34 km) NNE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 12,304.53 miles (19,802.16 km) WNW | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 12,303.98 miles (19,801.28 km) ENE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,287.25 miles (19,774.36 km) WNW | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,283.41 miles (19,768.18 km) WNW | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.22 miles (19,756.60 km) NE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,275.60 miles (19,755.62 km) W | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 9 | 12,263.30 miles (19,735.82 km) W | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 12,256.35 miles (19,724.63 km) W | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 11 | 12,255.55 miles (19,723.35 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 12 | 12,250.04 miles (19,714.48 km) E | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,241.09 miles (19,700.08 km) W | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 14 | 12,236.80 miles (19,693.18 km) NNE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,210.55 miles (19,650.93 km) NW | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.30 miles (50.37 km) NW | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 2 | 82.27 miles (132.39 km) N | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 84.41 miles (135.85 km) NE | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 85.32 miles (137.31 km) WSW | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) ENE | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 91.72 miles (147.61 km) WSW | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 7 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) SW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 8 | 93.79 miles (150.94 km) ESE | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 99.52 miles (160.17 km) SSW | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 10 | 99.87 miles (160.72 km) WSW | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 11 | 100.57 miles (161.85 km) SSW | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 109.40 miles (176.07 km) NNE | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 111.13 miles (178.84 km) SW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 14 | 113.46 miles (182.60 km) SW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 15 | 118.29 miles (190.37 km) W | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,267.15 miles (18,132.68 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,242.31 miles (18,092.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,240.31 miles (18,089.47 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,223.62 miles (18,062.62 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,215.26 miles (18,049.16 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,111.02 miles (17,881.41 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,065.78 miles (17,808.61 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,034.90 miles (17,758.91 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,924.61 miles (17,581.41 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,917.24 miles (17,569.55 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,913.01 miles (17,562.75 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,903.25 miles (17,547.03 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,894.36 miles (17,532.74 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,866.90 miles (17,488.54 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,861.92 miles (17,480.52 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |