Nonstop flight route between Boufarik, Algeria and Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boufarik Air Base (QFD), Boufarik, Algeria and El Loa Airport (CJC), Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,201 miles (or 9,980 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 Boufarik Air Base and El Loa 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 Boufarik Air Base and El Loa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boufarik Air Base (QFD):

• The furthest airport from Boufarik Air Base (QFD) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Boufarik Air Base (meaning Boufarik Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,524 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Boufarik Air Base (QFD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Boufarik Air Base's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Boufarik Air 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.
• In addition to being known as "Boufarik Air Base", another name for QFD is "Boufarik Airport (Boufarik)".
• The closest airport to Boufarik Air Base (QFD) is Blida Airport (QLD), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of QFD.

Facts about El Loa Airport (CJC):

• El Loa Airport handled 315,725 passengers last year.
• The airport served 247,821 in 2004, 273,275 in 2005, and 315,725 in 2006.
• The furthest airport from El Loa Airport (CJC) is Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ), which is nearly antipodal to El Loa Airport (meaning El Loa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.
• In addition to being known as "El Loa Airport", other names for CJC include "Aeropuerto El Loa" and "El Loa Airdrome".
• Because of El Loa Airport's high elevation of 7,543 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36m.
• The closest airport to El Loa Airport (CJC) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of CJC.