Nonstop flight route between Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chefornak Airport (CYF), Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI), Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,530 miles (or 7,291 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 Heide-Büsum 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 Heide-Büsum 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: | HEI / EDXB | 
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| Location: | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°9'12"N by 8°53'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Heide, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Heide-Büsum GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HEI | 
| More Information: | HEI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chefornak Airport (CYF):
- 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".
 - Chefornak Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 2,500 by 28 feet.
 - Chefornak Airport (CYF) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI):
- The closest airport to Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SSW of HEI.
 - Because of Heide-Büsum Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heide-Büsum 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.
 - Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,683 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Heide-Büsum Airport", another name for HEI is "Flugplatz Heide-Büsum".
 
