Nonstop flight route between Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,988 miles (or 8,028 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 Erbil International Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Erbil International Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBL / ORER |
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Location: | Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'14"N by 43°57'47"E |
Area Served: | Erbil, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | KRG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1341 feet (409 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBL |
More Information: | EBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHI / CYHI |
Airport Name: | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport |
Location: | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°45'46"N by 117°48'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHI |
More Information: | YHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):
- The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Erbil International Airport offers the least expensive aviation fuel in Iraq.
- The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
- Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.
- The airport was built at the beginning of the 1970s as an Iraqi military base.
- In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی ههولێر".
- It is administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government under a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Barzani, and is one of two international airports in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, with a third in Duhok being under construction.
Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):
- The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Prior to the construction of the airport all aircraft either landed on an ice strip in the winter or in the middle of town.
- By early 1979 the snow problem was so great that the runway was no longer a straight line.
- The closest airport to Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
- Currently the only fuel available is turbine kerosene and it is provided by a local contractor.
- Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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.
- Construction of the runway and associated facilities had begun in 1976 by Fred H.
- Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.