Nonstop flight route between Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and Wrigley Airport (YWY), Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,444 miles (or 8,761 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 Ashgabat International Airport and Wrigley 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 Ashgabat International Airport and Wrigley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASB / UTAA |
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Location: | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°59'12"N by 58°21'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Turkmenistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 692 feet (211 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASB |
More Information: | ASB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWY / CYWY |
Airport Name: | Wrigley Airport |
Location: | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°12'34"N by 123°26'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWY |
More Information: | YWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Ashgabat International Airport (ASB):
- The airport building opened in 1994 and the terminal has a capacity of 1,600 passengers per hour.
- As part of Saparmurat Niyazov's aspiration to transform Turkmenistan into 'the new Kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.
- The furthest airport from Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,407 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Ashgabat International Airport", another name for ASB is "Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy halkara aeroporty".
- The airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 12,000-foot long precision approach runway, opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, Saparmyrat Niyazov.
- Because of Ashgabat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 692 feet, planes can take off or land at Ashgabat International 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 Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) is Bojnord Airport (BJB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) WSW of ASB.
- Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) has 3 runways.
Facts about Wrigley Airport (YWY):
- The closest airport to Wrigley Airport (YWY) is Fort Simpson Airport (YFS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) SE of YWY.
- Because of Wrigley Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrigley 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.
- Wrigley Airport (YWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wrigley Airport (YWY) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,022 miles (16,130 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.