Nonstop flight route between Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chefornak Airport (CYF), Chefornak, Alaska, United States and Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,179 miles (or 6,725 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 Wick 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 Wick 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: | WIC / EGPC | 
| Airport Name: | Wick Airport | 
| Location: | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'32"N by 3°5'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Wick, Highland | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WIC | 
| More Information: | WIC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chefornak Airport (CYF):
- 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Chefornak Airport", another name for CYF is "CFK".
 - Chefornak Airport (CYF) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Kipnuk Airport (KPN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of CYF.
 - Chefornak Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 2,500 by 28 feet.
 
Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):
- The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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 closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.
 - The airport provides air travel connections for Caithness, with scheduled services to Aberdeen Airport and Edinburgh Airport.
 - Wick was originally a grass airfield, used by Captain E.
 
