Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU), Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,189 miles (or 5,132 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Chuathbaluk 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Chuathbaluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHU / |
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Location: | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°34'45"N by 159°12'56"W |
Area Served: | Chuathbaluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHU |
More Information: | CHU Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
- The second of the public-private partnerships is Building 9001, originally known as the Tinker Aerospace Complex housed in the former General Motors Oklahoma City Assembly Plant located west of the runway on the south side of the base, north of I-240.
- Tinker is the headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software and avionics and accessories components.
- The 72d Air Base Wing is a multi-unit, multi-mission wing that includes base services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, associate organizations, dependents, and retirees.
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to realign Will Rogers AGS by relocating the 137th Airlift Wing to Tinker AFB, redesignating it as an air refueling wing and associating it with the Air Force Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing while redistributing its C-130H aircraft to other ANG airlift wings.
- The 137th Air Refueling Wing flies the KC-135R in conjunction with the 507th Air Refueling Wing, having assumed an aerial refueling mission in 2008.
- DLA Aviation has two offices at Tinker Air Force Base, DLA Aviation Customer Operations commanded by COL Rex Adee, USAF, and DLA Strategic Acquisitions at Tinker AFB, under Frances Evans, Acting Director, DLR Procurement Operations.
- Tinker is also the home of the United States Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One.
Facts about Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU):
- In addition to being known as "Chuathbaluk Airport", other names for CHU include "PACH" and "9A3".
- The furthest airport from Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,530 miles (16,947 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) is Aniak Airport (ANI), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) W of CHU.
- Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chuathbaluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Chuathbaluk 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.