Nonstop flight route between Kiev, Ukraine and Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine and Watson Lake Airport (YQH), Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,721 miles (or 7,598 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 Boryspil International Airport and Watson 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 Boryspil International Airport and Watson 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: | KBP / UKBB |
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Location: | Kiev, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°20'40"N by 30°53'35"E |
Area Served: | Kyiv/Kiev, Ukraine |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 427 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBP |
More Information: | KBP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQH / CYQH |
Airport Name: | Watson Lake Airport |
Location: | Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°6'59"N by 128°49'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2255 feet (687 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQH |
More Information: | YQH Maps & Info |
Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):
- A new runway will be constructed from 2012 to 2014.
- In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
- By the 1980s, Boryspil had begun receiving limited international flights.
- Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
- The airport survived the 2012 European cold wave without major flight delays or cancellations.
- The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Boryspil International Airport handles most of Ukraine's international traffic.
- The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
- In November 1960, the first permanent air group, consisting of Tu-104 and Antonov An-10 planes, was assigned to the airport.
- Terminal D, construction of which began on 24 March 2008, was opened on 28 May 2012 with an initial capacity of 3,100 passengers per hour.
- In 1993, the Ministry of Transportation of the newly independent Ukraine reorganized the airport into the Boryspil State International Airport and created a local subdivision of Air Ukraine to serve it.
- The opening of Terminal F greatly reduced the overcrowding at Terminal B, which had previously been Boryspil's only operating international terminal.
- Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil 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.
Facts about Watson Lake Airport (YQH):
- The closest airport to Watson Lake Airport (YQH) is Dease Lake Airport (YDL), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SSW of YQH.
- Watson Lake Airport (YQH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Passenger service was also provided in the mid 1990s by several regional and commuter airlines such as Central Mountain Air flying Beechcraft twin turboprop aircraft and Alkan Air operating Piper Navajo aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Watson Lake Airport (YQH) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,299 miles (16,574 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.