Nonstop flight route between Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chefornak Airport (CYF), Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Ipiranga Airport (IPG), Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,552 miles (or 10,544 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 Ipiranga 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 Ipiranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Chefornak Airport (CYF):

• Chefornak Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 2,500 by 28 feet.
• The closest airport to Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Kipnuk Airport (KPN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of CYF.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Chefornak Airport", another name for CYF is "CFK".

Facts about Ipiranga Airport (IPG):

• Ipiranga Airport (IPG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ipiranga Airport", another name for IPG is "Aeroporto do Ipiranga".
• The closest airport to Ipiranga Airport (IPG) is Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) S of IPG.
• The furthest airport from Ipiranga Airport (IPG) is Kuching International Airport (KCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ipiranga Airport (meaning Ipiranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kuching International Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Because of Ipiranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipiranga 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 airport is located 3 km from downtown Santo Antônio do Içá.