Nonstop flight route between Ndola, Zambia and Challis, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ndola Airport (NLA), Ndola, Zambia and Challis Airport (CHL), Challis, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,353 miles (or 15,052 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 Ndola 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 Ndola 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: | NLA / FLND | 
| Airport Name: | Ndola Airport | 
| Location: | Ndola, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°0'0"S by 28°39'36"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Nation city capital at Zambia | 
| Airport Type: | Public, civilian | 
| Elevation: | 4170 feet (1,271 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NLA | 
| More Information: | NLA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHL / KLLJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| 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 Ndola Airport (NLA):
- It lies approximately 272 kilometres, by air, north of Lusaka International Airport, the largest airport in Zambia.
- Because of Ndola Airport's high elevation of 4,170 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ndola Airport (NLA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ndola Airport (NLA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,911 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport is an airport located in Copperbelt Province in northern Zambia, in the city of Ndola, near the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The closest airport to Ndola Airport (NLA) is Southdowns Airport (KIW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of NLA.
Facts about Challis Airport (CHL):
- The closest airport to Challis Airport (CHL) is Lemhi County Airport (SMN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NNE of CHL.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Challis Airport", another name for CHL is "LLJ".
- Challis Airport (CHL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.




