Nonstop flight route between Chevak, Alaska, United States and Hagåtña, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chevak Airport (VAK), Chevak, Alaska, United States and Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,121 miles (or 6,632 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 Chevak Airport and Guam International 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 Chevak Airport and Guam International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAK / PAVA | 
| Airport Name: | Chevak Airport | 
| Location: | Chevak, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°32'26"N by 165°36'2"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VAK | 
| More Information: | VAK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUM / PGUM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hagåtña, Guam | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E | 
| Area Served: | Guam | 
| Operator/Owner: | A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GUM | 
| More Information: | GUM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chevak Airport (VAK):
- The closest airport to Chevak Airport (VAK) is Hooper Bay Airport (HPB), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of VAK.
- Because of Chevak Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Chevak 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 Chevak Airport (VAK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,523 miles (16,935 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Chevak Airport (VAK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):
- Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
- The closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
- A new passenger terminal building was opened in 1982, and the current, much larger terminal building was opened in phases between 1996 and 1998.
- In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
- Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
- Japan Airlines opened a flight crew training center at GUM in October 2013.
- Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam International 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.
- Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
- Cargo facilities are located between the main terminal and the commuter terminal.
- The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.




