Nonstop flight route between Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States and Santa Ana, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR), Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States and John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,636 miles (or 4,243 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 Chandalar Lake Airport and John Wayne 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 Chandalar Lake Airport and John Wayne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR):

• The furthest airport from Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,109 miles (16,268 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) is Coldfoot Airport (CXF), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) WSW of WCR.

Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):

• Terminals A and B were built in 1990 to replace the former Eddie Martin Terminal which was closed upon the new terminals' opening.
• The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
• John Wayne Airport is an international airport in Orange County, California, with its mailing address in the city of Santa Ana, hence the IATA airport code.
• The earliest dated depiction of Martin Airport which has been located was on a 1929 AAA street map.
• Nonstop flights reached Salt Lake City in 1976–77, Denver in 1982, Dallas-Fort Worth in 1983, Chicago in 1986, and New York Kennedy in 1991.
• A statue of the airport's namesake welcomes passengers in the arrivals area on the lower level.
• Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
• John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.