Nonstop flight route between Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Eureka, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), Eureka, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,919 miles (or 4,698 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Eureka Aerodrome, 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Eureka Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKW / KBKW |
Airport Name: | Raleigh County Memorial Airport |
Location: | Beckley, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W |
Area Served: | Beckley, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Raleigh County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2504 feet (763 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKW |
More Information: | BKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEU / CYEU |
Airport Name: | Eureka Aerodrome |
Location: | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 79°59'39"N by 85°48'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | Environment Canada |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 272 feet (83 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEU |
More Information: | YEU Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW):
- The furthest airport from Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,491 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 2005, the airport was the least busy airport with scheduled airline service in the United States, with 2,578 passengers using the facility that year.
- The closest airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Mercer County Airport (BLF), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of BKW.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,626 enplanements in 2009, and 2,429 in 2010.
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Eureka Aerodrome (YEU):
- Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Eureka Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 272 feet, planes can take off or land at Eureka Aerodrome 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 Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,881 miles (15,902 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) is Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ), which is located 250 miles (402 kilometers) S of YEU.