Nonstop flight route between Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States and Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States and Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL), Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,606 miles (or 4,194 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 Thief River Falls Regional 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 Thief River Falls Regional 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: | TVF / KTVF |
Airport Name: | Thief River Falls Regional Airport |
Location: | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°3'56"N by 96°11'6"W |
Area Served: | Thief River Falls, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | Thief River Falls Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1119 feet (341 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TVF |
More Information: | TVF 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 Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF):
- Thief River Falls Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Thief River Falls, a city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 3,092 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,721 in 2009, and 2,479 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) is Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of TVF.
- The furthest airport from Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,555 miles (16,986 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) has 2 runways.
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.