Nonstop flight route between Lanseria, South Africa and Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa and Baker Lake Airport (YBK), Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,827 miles (or 14,205 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 Lanseria International Airport and Baker Lake 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 Lanseria International Airport and Baker Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLA / FALA |
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Location: | Lanseria, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'18"S by 27°55'33"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg |
Operator/Owner: | Consortium |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4520 feet (1,378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLA |
More Information: | HLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBK / CYBK |
Airport Name: | Baker Lake Airport |
Location: | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'56"N by 96°4'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBK |
More Information: | YBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanseria International Airport (HLA):
- National Airways has its head office building on the airport property.
- When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 he was flown to Johannesburg landing at Lanseria Airport.
- Lanseria International Airport (HLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of HLA.
- On 15 November 2012 the airport was sold to a consortium consisting of Harith, an infrastructure development fund management company.
- In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
- Because of Lanseria International Airport's high elevation of 4,520 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lanseria International Airport (meaning Lanseria International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Baker Lake Airport (YBK):
- The furthest airport from Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,964 miles (16,036 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 159 miles (257 kilometers) SE of YBK.
- Baker Lake Airport (YBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Baker Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Baker Lake 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.