Nonstop flight route between Zürich, Switzerland and Central, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland and Central Airport (CEM), Central, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,498 miles (or 7,238 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 Zurich Airport and Central 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 Zurich Airport and Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
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Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E |
Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZRH |
More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEM / PARL |
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Location: | Central, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'26"N by 144°46'50"W |
Area Served: | Central, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 937 feet (286 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEM |
More Information: | CEM Maps & Info |
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The airport is owned by Flughafen Zürich AG, a company quoted on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- Edelweiss Air has its head office in the Edelweiss Air Operations Center on the airport grounds.gategroup has its head office on the airport property.Helvetic Airways has its head office on the grounds of the airport in Kloten.
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Zurich Airport railway station is located underneath the terminal.
- A treaty was signed in 2001, regarding the limitation of flights over Germany.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
Facts about Central Airport (CEM):
- The closest airport to Central Airport (CEM) is Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SE of CEM.
- The furthest airport from Central Airport (CEM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,218 miles (16,444 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Central Airport (CEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Central Airport", another name for CEM is "PACE".
- Because of Central Airport's relatively low elevation of 937 feet, planes can take off or land at Central 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 47 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 13 enplanements in 2009, and 20 in 2010.