Nonstop flight route between Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States and Riberalta, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA), Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States and Riberalta Airport (RIB), Riberalta, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,900 miles (or 6,277 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 Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field and Riberalta 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 Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field and Riberalta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKA / KCKA |
Airport Name: | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field |
Location: | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'17"N by 98°7'33"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1202 feet (366 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKA |
More Information: | CKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIB / SLRI |
Airport Name: | Riberalta Airport |
Location: | Riberalta, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°1'0"S by 66°7'0"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIB |
More Information: | RIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA):
- Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The installation was first known as the Great Salt Plains Auxiliary Field, but was renamed Kegelman in 1949.
- Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field is located near the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, across the Great Salt Plains Lake, 20 km east of Cherokee, Oklahoma in the United States.
- Currently, Kegelman AFAF is a sub-base of Vance Air Force Base under the control of the 71st Flying Training Wing.
- The furthest airport from Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) is Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of CKA.
Facts about Riberalta Airport (RIB):
- The furthest airport from Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Riberalta Airport (meaning Riberalta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,114 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- Riberalta Airport (RIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Riberalta Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Riberalta 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.
- The closest airport to Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Guayaramerín Airport (GYA), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of RIB.