Nonstop flight route between Chitral, Pakistan and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chitral Airport (CJL), Chitral, Pakistan and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,833 miles (or 12,606 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 Chitral Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, 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 Chitral Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CJL / OPCH |
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Location: | Chitral, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'54"N by 71°47'53"E |
Area Served: | Chitral, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 4921 feet (1,500 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CJL |
More Information: | CJL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Chitral Airport (CJL):
- The furthest airport from Chitral Airport (CJL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,039 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Chitral Airport (CJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chitral Airport's high elevation of 4,921 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Chitral Airport", another name for CJL is "چترال ہوائی اڈا".
- The closest airport to Chitral Airport (CJL) is Razer Airport (KUR), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) W of CJL.
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- In 1925 General William Mitchell conducted a "flying tour" of all National Guard Observation Squadrons throughout the United States.
- The United States Air Force's 147th Reconnaissance Wing is an Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command.
- During 1958–59, USAF navigator training training operations were consolidated at Mather AFB and James Connally AFB, followed by a second consolidation to Mather AFB as the sole training location in the early 1960s.
- The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
- Ellington Field was also a site for the USAAC Bombardier School, also known as "the Bombardment Academy of the Air." At Ellington Field, officials planned to train 4,480 bombardier cadets per year.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.