Nonstop flight route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Chefornak, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh and Chefornak Airport (CYF), Chefornak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,298 miles (or 8,527 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Chefornak 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Chefornak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):

• The furthest airport from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The airport has an area of 1,981 acres.
• After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Tejgaon Airport became the first civil airport in what was then East Pakistan, current day Bangladesh.
• The airport consists of three major terminals, T1 and T2 for international flights and a third terminal for domestic flights.
• Biman Boeing 777-300ER on the tarmac.
• In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
• Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal 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.
• The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
• Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport, to honour Shah Jalal, one of Bangladesh's most respected Sufi saints.

Facts about Chefornak Airport (CYF):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Kipnuk Airport (KPN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of 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.