Nonstop flight route between Chambéry, France and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chambéry Airport (CMF), Chambéry, France and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,926 miles (or 6,318 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 Chambéry Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Chambéry Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chambéry Airport (CMF):

• Chambéry Airport (CMF) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Chambéry Airport", another name for CMF is "Aéroport de Chambéry – Savoie".
• Because of Chambéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 768 feet, planes can take off or land at Chambéry 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 Chambéry Airport (CMF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SW of CMF.
• Chambéry Airport handled 233,749 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Chambéry Airport (CMF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Chambéry Airport (meaning Chambéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,266 miles (19,740 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):

• During the initial planning stages community consultation was held and a major concern was expressed over the runway headings.
• Gravel for the runway was obtained from the north bank of the Okpilik River and the area was left untouched.
• Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 runway is the standard gravel strip that is seen in most Canadian Arctic communities and is 4,300 by 100 ft with the centre 117 ft above sea leavel.
• The closest airport to Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.