Nonstop flight route between Kurgan, Russia and Challis, Idaho, United States:
Departure Airport:
 
    Arrival Airport:
 
    Distance from KRO to CHL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KRO Airport Information
- CHL Airport Information
- Facts about KRO
- Facts about CHL
- Map of Nearest Airports to KRO
- List of Nearest Airports to KRO
- Map of Furthest Airports from KRO
- List of Furthest Airports from KRO
- Map of Nearest Airports to CHL
- List of Nearest Airports to CHL
- Map of Furthest Airports from CHL
- List of Furthest Airports from CHL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kurgan Airport (KRO), Kurgan, Russia and Challis Airport (CHL), Challis, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,528 miles (or 8,896 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 Kurgan Airport and Challis 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 Kurgan Airport and Challis Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRO / USUU | 
| Airport Names: | 
 | 
| Location: | Kurgan, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°28'30"N by 65°25'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC Kurgan Airport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRO | 
| More Information: | KRO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHL / KLLJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
 | 
| Location: | Challis, Idaho, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'24"N by 114°13'4"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Challis | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5072 feet (1,546 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CHL | 
| More Information: | CHL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kurgan Airport (KRO):
- Kurgan Airport handled 64,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kurgan Airport (KRO) is Roshchino International Airport (TJM), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) N of KRO.
- In addition to being known as "Kurgan Airport", another name for KRO is "Аэропорт Курган".
- Kurgan Airport (KRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kurgan Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurgan 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 Kurgan Airport (KRO) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,719 miles (17,250 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
Facts about Challis Airport (CHL):
- Because of Challis Airport's high elevation of 5,072 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Challis Airport", another name for CHL is "LLJ".
- The furthest airport from Challis Airport (CHL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,728 miles (17,265 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Challis Airport (CHL) is Lemhi County Airport (SMN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NNE of CHL.
- Challis Airport (CHL) currently has only 1 runway.




