Nonstop flight route between Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States and Christmas Island, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF), Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,227 miles (or 16,458 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 Pittsfield Municipal Airport and Christmas Island 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 Pittsfield Municipal Airport and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSF / KPSF |
Airport Name: | Pittsfield Municipal Airport |
Location: | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°25'36"N by 73°17'34"W |
Area Served: | Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pittsfield |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1194 feet (364 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSF |
More Information: | PSF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM |
Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF):
- Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) has 2 runways.
- Pittsfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 550 acres at an elevation of 1,194 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Commercial airline service to Pittsfield was once provided by Command Airways and Precision Airlines.
- The closest airport to Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) is Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of PSF.
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- A brief revival of the "old days" happened in 2001 during the "Tampa" crisis when the heightened Royal Australian Air Force traffic was complemented by a large number of Department of Immigration and Citizenship and media charters.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- The airport's location at the top of a hill, with a 2% mid-runway gradient, makes it a challenging landing for pilots.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- From the late 1940s, when the island was still a British colony administered by Singapore and the Straits Settlements Administration, it was serviced occasionally by Royal Air Force Short Sunderland flying boats before the construction of the airport.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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 Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.