Nonstop flight route between Hagåtña, Guam and Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam and Kangirsuk Airport (YKG), Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,003 miles (or 11,271 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 Guam International Airport and Kangirsuk 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 Guam International Airport and Kangirsuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUM / PGUM |
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Location: | Hagåtña, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E |
Area Served: | Guam |
Operator/Owner: | A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUM |
More Information: | GUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKG / CYAS |
Airport Name: | Kangirsuk Airport |
Location: | Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°1'37"N by 69°59'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKG |
More Information: | YKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):
- The closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
- Since Guam is outside the United States customs jurisdiction, passengers from all arrival flights go through GCQA inspection.
- Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
- Cargo facilities are located between the main terminal and the commuter terminal.
- The airport was built by the Japanese Navy about 1943, calling the military airfield Guamu Dai Ni as part of their defense of the Marianas.
- In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
- The TSA conducts security inspection for all departing passengers and all transit passengers not arriving from the States and the CNMI, which are already screened by TSA at their origins.
- Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The airport is a hub for United Airlines and Asia Pacific Airlines and is also the home of the former Naval Air Station Agana.
- Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam 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.
- Japan Airlines opened a flight crew training center at GUM in October 2013.
Facts about Kangirsuk Airport (YKG):
- The closest airport to Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) is Aupaluk Airport (YPJ), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SSE of YKG.
- Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kangirsuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangirsuk 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 furthest airport from Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,669 miles (17,169 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.