Nonstop flight route between El Tigre, Venezuela and Charleston, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Tigre Airport (ELX), El Tigre, Venezuela and Charleston International Airport (CHS), Charleston, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,946 miles (or 3,132 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 relatively short distance between El Tigre Airport and Charleston International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELX / |
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Location: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°49'58"N by 64°12'38"W |
Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELX |
More Information: | ELX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHS / KCHS |
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Location: | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'54"N by 80°2'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Charleston County Joint Base Charleston |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHS |
More Information: | CHS Maps & Info |
Facts about El Tigre Airport (ELX):
- El Tigre Airport (ELX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Tigre Airport (ELX) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of ELX.
- The furthest airport from El Tigre Airport (ELX) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to El Tigre Airport (meaning El Tigre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "El Tigre Airport", another name for ELX is "Aeropuerto El Tigre".
- Because of El Tigre Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at El Tigre 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.
Facts about Charleston International Airport (CHS):
- CARTA, the regional mass transit system, serves the airport with three routes that operate seven days a week from 6:00 a.m.
- Charleston International Airport (CHS) has 2 runways.
- Charleston International Airport handled 2,913,265 passengers last year.
- Because of Charleston International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Charleston 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 furthest airport from Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Joint Base Charleston owns and operates the runways at the airport and has an agreement with the Charleston County Aviation Authority to allow civilian use of the field.
- In 2011 Southwest Airlines began service to Charleston, increasing passenger figures and reducing fares for most flights.
- The closest airport to Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CHS.
- In addition to being known as "Charleston International Airport", another name for CHS is "Charleston Field".
- In October 2009, Boeing announced that it would build a major plant on 265 acres at the airport as a second final assembly site for its 787 Dreamliner commercial aircraft.