Nonstop flight route between Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States and Kotzebue, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH), Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ), Kotzebue, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,631 miles (or 5,843 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 Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport and Ralph Wien Memorial 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 Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH):

• Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH) is Brandywine Airport (OQN), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of CTH.
• The airport opened May 1, 1928 as Coatesville Airport and was owned and operated by the City of Coatesville.
• In addition to being known as "Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport", another name for CTH is "MQS".
• The furthest airport from Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,702 miles (18,833 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport's relatively low elevation of 660 feet, planes can take off or land at Chester County G. O. Carlson 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.
• As part of the 12-year-plan for the airport, many projects are planned.

Facts about Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ):

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• The furthest airport from Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,291 miles (16,561 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) is Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of OTZ.
• Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Ralph Wien Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Ralph Wien Memorial 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.
• Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city on the Baldwin Peninsula in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S.