Nonstop flight route between Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chefornak Airport (CYF), Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Fakfak Airport (FKQ), Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,510 miles (or 8,867 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 Chefornak Airport and Fakfak 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 Chefornak Airport and Fakfak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYF / PACK |
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Location: | Chefornak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°8'57"N by 164°17'8"W |
Area Served: | Chefornak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYF |
More Information: | CYF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKQ / WASF |
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Location: | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'11"S by 132°16'0"E |
Area Served: | Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Fakfak Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKQ |
More Information: | FKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Chefornak Airport (CYF):
- Chefornak Airport (CYF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Kipnuk Airport (KPN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of CYF.
- In addition to being known as "Chefornak Airport", another name for CYF is "CFK".
- Because of Chefornak Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Chefornak 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 furthest airport from Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,623 miles (17,096 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- A new airstrip has been built further out from the village due to concerns with the current airstrip being near the school and pedestrian traffic, however, the runway must settle for several years before it is ready to be used.
- Chefornak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport in Chefornak, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S.
Facts about Fakfak Airport (FKQ):
- The closest airport to Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of FKQ.
- Fakfak Airport (FKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fakfak Airport", another name for FKQ is "Bandar Udara Fakfak".
- Because of Fakfak Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakfak 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 furthest airport from Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Fakfak Airport (meaning Fakfak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.