Nonstop flight route between Chitral, Pakistan and Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(35°52'54"N by 71°47'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E)
Distance from CJL to LEA:
4,874.50 miles (7,844.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chitral Airport (CJL), Chitral, Pakistan and RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,875 miles (or 7,845 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 RAAF Learmonth, 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 RAAF Learmonth. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | LEA / YPLM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
| Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
| More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Chitral Airport (CJL):
- Chitral Airport (CJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chitral Airport (CJL) is Razer Airport (KUR), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) W of CJL.
- In addition to being known as "Chitral Airport", another name for CJL is "چترال ہوائی اڈا".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- During World War II a little-known landing field was constructed on the western shore of Exmouth Gulf.
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.76 miles (94.57 km) W | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 111.33 miles (179.17 km) NW | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 117.59 miles (189.24 km) N | Sheghnan Airport (SGA) | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 126.00 miles (202.77 km) SW | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 131.42 miles (211.49 km) S | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 132.18 miles (212.72 km) ESE | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 140.28 miles (225.75 km) WNW | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 141.93 miles (228.41 km) E | Gilgit Airport (GIL) | Gilgit, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 143.89 miles (231.57 km) SE | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 144.09 miles (231.89 km) SE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 156.61 miles (252.04 km) WSW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 164.37 miles (264.53 km) NNW | Khwahan Airport (KWH) | Khwahan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 169.70 miles (273.10 km) WNW | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 171.94 miles (276.71 km) WSW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 173.06 miles (278.52 km) SSE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,830.26 miles (19,038.92 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,613.36 miles (17,080.50 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,553.76 miles (16,984.58 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,551.35 miles (16,980.72 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,548.73 miles (16,976.49 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,517.82 miles (16,926.76 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,516.16 miles (16,924.08 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,515.21 miles (16,922.54 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,513.56 miles (16,919.89 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,495.50 miles (16,890.83 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,490.88 miles (16,883.39 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,484.89 miles (16,873.75 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,465.65 miles (16,842.79 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,456.89 miles (16,828.69 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,451.24 miles (16,819.60 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.94 miles (204.28 km) NE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 184.63 miles (297.13 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 202.18 miles (325.37 km) ENE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 234.91 miles (378.05 km) E | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 237.08 miles (381.55 km) E | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 241.88 miles (389.27 km) ESE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 243.88 miles (392.49 km) E | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 254.76 miles (410.00 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 304.86 miles (490.63 km) E | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 319.04 miles (513.44 km) ENE | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 325.62 miles (524.03 km) E | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 372.91 miles (600.14 km) ESE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 377.11 miles (606.91 km) S | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 412.36 miles (663.62 km) SE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 432.68 miles (696.34 km) SSE | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,175.40 miles (19,594.36 km) N | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 2 | 12,175.05 miles (19,593.80 km) N | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 12,174.41 miles (19,592.76 km) N | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 12,170.66 miles (19,586.73 km) N | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 12,166.56 miles (19,580.14 km) NNE | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 12,164.93 miles (19,577.52 km) N | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 7 | 12,162.94 miles (19,574.31 km) N | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 12,160.66 miles (19,570.64 km) NNW | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,160.33 miles (19,570.10 km) NNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 12,160.28 miles (19,570.03 km) NNW | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 12,157.85 miles (19,566.11 km) NNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 12,153.58 miles (19,559.24 km) N | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 13 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) N | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,150.34 miles (19,554.03 km) NNE | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 12,141.66 miles (19,540.07 km) N | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |