Nonstop flight route between Praslin Island, Seychelles and Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Praslin Island Airport (PRI), Praslin Island, Seychelles and Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL), Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,383 miles (or 13,491 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 Praslin Island Airport and Chignik Lagoon 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 Praslin Island Airport and Chignik Lagoon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRI / |
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| Location: | Praslin Island, Seychelles |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°19'9"S by 55°41'29"E |
| Operator/Owner: | SCAA(Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRI |
| More Information: | PRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCL / |
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| Location: | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°18'39"N by 158°32'3"W |
| Area Served: | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCL |
| More Information: | KCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Praslin Island Airport (PRI):
- The closest airport to Praslin Island Airport (PRI) is Frégate Island Airport (FRK), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SE of PRI.
- Values as from 2003 for traffic between Mahé and Praslin.
- Praslin Island Airport (PRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Praslin Island Airport", another name for PRI is "FSPP".
- The furthest airport from Praslin Island Airport (PRI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,032 miles (17,755 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Praslin Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Praslin Island 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.
- During the late 1990s Praslin underwent an expansion to deal with increased passengers and larger planes.
Facts about Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL):
- Because of Chignik Lagoon Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Chignik Lagoon 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 Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,895 miles (17,534 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Chignik Lagoon Airport", another name for KCL is "Chignik Flats Airport".
- Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) WNW of KCL.
