Nonstop flight route between Orán, Salta Province, Argentina and Chignik, Alaska, United States.:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orán Airport (ORA), Orán, Salta Province, Argentina and Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW), Chignik, Alaska, United States. would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,690 miles (or 12,376 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 Orán Airport and Chignik Bay Seaplane Base, 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 Orán Airport and Chignik Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORA / SASO |
Airport Name: | Orán Airport |
Location: | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°9'10"S by 64°19'45"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORA |
More Information: | ORA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBW / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Chignik, Alaska, United States. |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°17'44"N by 158°24'5"W |
Area Served: | Chignik, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Public Domain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBW |
More Information: | KBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Orán Airport (ORA):
- The furthest airport from Orán Airport (ORA) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Orán Airport (meaning Orán Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- Orán Airport (ORA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Orán Airport (ORA) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ORA.
Facts about Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW):
- The closest airport to Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) is Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of KBW.
- In addition to being known as "Chignik Bay Seaplane Base", another name for KBW is "Z78".
- Because of Chignik Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Chignik Bay Seaplane Base 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 Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,896 miles (17,536 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) has 2 runways.