Nonstop flight route between Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States and Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lancaster Airport (LNS), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States and Chaitén Airfield (WCH), Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,743 miles (or 9,242 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 Lancaster Airport and Chaitén Airfield, 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 Lancaster Airport and Chaitén Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNS / KLNS |
Airport Name: | Lancaster Airport |
Location: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°7'19"N by 76°17'39"W |
Area Served: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Lancaster Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 403 feet (123 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNS |
More Information: | LNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WCH / SCTN |
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Location: | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'57"S by 72°41'58"W |
Area Served: | Chaitén |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WCH |
More Information: | WCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lancaster Airport (LNS):
- The closest airport to Lancaster Airport (LNS) is Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of LNS.
- Because of Lancaster Airport's relatively low elevation of 403 feet, planes can take off or land at Lancaster 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 Lancaster Airport (LNS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,677 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lancaster Airport (LNS) has 2 runways.
- The Lancaster Airport was formed over 75 years ago as a private airport.
Facts about Chaitén Airfield (WCH):
- In addition to being known as "Chaitén Airfield", other names for WCH include "Chaitén Airfield (Chaitén)" and "Aeródromo Chaitén".
- Chaitén Airfield (WCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chaitén Airfield (WCH) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WNW of WCH.
- The furthest airport from Chaitén Airfield (WCH) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Chaitén Airfield (meaning Chaitén Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- Because of Chaitén Airfield's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Chaitén Airfield 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.