Nonstop flight route between Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Cleveland, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), Cleveland, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,009 miles (or 1,624 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 relatively short distance between Chennault International Airport and Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
| Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
| More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKL / KBKL |
| Airport Name: | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport |
| Location: | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'2"N by 81°40'59"W |
| Area Served: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cleveland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 583 feet (178 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKL |
| More Information: | BKL Maps & Info |
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault International 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.
- While a fully operational airport, it is an industrial center and provides no commercial air services.
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- It was previously Chennault Air Force Base and before that, Lake Charles Air Force Base' and Lake Charles Army Air Field, and as such, was home to the now inactivated 44th Bombardment Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
- The site was officially designated by NASA as an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.
Facts about Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL):
- As of 2007, there are 74 aircraft based at this airport.
- The airport is owned and operated by the city of Cleveland, which also operates Hopkins.
- Because of Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 583 feet, planes can take off or land at Cleveland Burke Lakefront 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.
- Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is a public airport situated on the shore of Lake Erie, in the northeast part of downtown Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
- The closest airport to Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) is Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of BKL.
- Every Labor Day weekend, the airport hosts the annual Cleveland National Air Show attended by 60,000 to 100,000 visitors.
- The furthest airport from Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) has 2 runways.
- On the evening of Thursday, October 25, 2012 President Barack Obama held a rally on the tarmac in front of Air Force One for the 2012 Presidential election.
