Nonstop flight route between Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States and Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL), Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States and Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH), Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,234 miles (or 5,204 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 Chignik Lagoon Airport and Southwest Michigan Regional 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 Chignik Lagoon Airport and Southwest Michigan Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCL / |
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Location: | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°18'39"N by 158°32'3"W |
Area Served: | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KCL |
More Information: | KCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEH / KBEH |
Airport Name: | Southwest Michigan Regional Airport |
Location: | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°7'42"N by 86°25'33"W |
Area Served: | Benton Harbor, Michigan / St. Joseph, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Benton Harbor / St. Joseph |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 649 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEH |
More Information: | BEH Maps & Info |
Facts about Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL):
- The furthest airport from Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,895 miles (17,534 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chignik Lagoon Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Chignik Lagoon 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 closest airport to Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) WNW of KCL.
- In addition to being known as "Chignik Lagoon Airport", another name for KCL is "Chignik Flats Airport".
Facts about Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH):
- The closest airport to Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of BEH.
- It was previously served from 1995 to 2000 by Mesaba Airlines, offering five daily flights to the Northwest Airlines hub at Detroit.
- Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,140 miles (17,929 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Southwest Michigan Regional Airport covers an area of 485 acres at an elevation of 649 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Southwest Michigan Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 649 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Michigan Regional 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.
- Opened in 1973, the air traffic control tower sits abandoned to the present day after its closure during a 1981 controller strike.