Nonstop flight route between Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ishigaki Airport (ISG), Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Burns Lake Airport (YPZ), Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,603 miles (or 9,017 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 Ishigaki Airport and Burns 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 Ishigaki Airport and Burns 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: | ISG / ROIG |
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Location: | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°20'40"N by 124°11'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISG |
More Information: | ISG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPZ / CYPZ |
Airport Name: | Burns Lake Airport |
Location: | Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'35"N by 125°57'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Society |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2343 feet (714 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPZ |
More Information: | YPZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ishigaki Airport (ISG):
- Flight 611 of Southwest Air Lines is the only significant aircraft accident on record at Ishigaki Airport.
- The closest airport to Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of ISG.
- The furthest airport from Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Ishigaki Airport (meaning Ishigaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- To meet these needs New Ishigaki Airport was constructed on the eastern side of the island, replaced Ishigaki Airport.
- Because of Ishigaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Ishigaki 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ishigaki Airport", other names for ISG include "石垣空港" and "Ishigaki Kūkō".
- Ishigaki Airport (ISG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Burns Lake Airport (YPZ):
- The closest airport to Burns Lake Airport (YPZ) is Smithers Regional Airport (YYD), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) WNW of YPZ.
- The furthest airport from Burns Lake Airport (YPZ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,487 miles (16,877 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Burns Lake Airport (YPZ) currently has only 1 runway.