Nonstop flight route between Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU), Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB), Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,687 miles (or 4,325 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport and Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport and Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FHU / KFHU |
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Location: | Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°35'17"N by 110°20'39"W |
Area Served: | Sierra Vista, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sierra Vista and United States Army |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4719 feet (1,438 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FHU |
More Information: | FHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWB / CYKG |
Airport Name: | Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport |
Location: | Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'18"N by 71°55'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 517 feet (158 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWB |
More Information: | YWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU):
- Because of Sierra Vista Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,719 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FHU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FHU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport, a joint-use civil-military airport which shares facilities with Libby Army Airfield, is located on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, a city and U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Sierra Vista Municipal Airport", another name for FHU is "Libby Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of FHU.
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) has 3 runways.
Facts about Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB):
- Because of Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport's relatively low elevation of 517 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) 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 Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) is Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of YWB.
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,547 miles (16,973 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.