Nonstop flight route between False Pass, Alaska, United States and Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between False Pass Airport (KFP), False Pass, Alaska, United States and Pangnirtung Airport (YXP), Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,056 miles (or 4,918 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 False Pass Airport and Pangnirtung 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 False Pass Airport and Pangnirtung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KFP / PAKF |
Airport Name: | False Pass Airport |
Location: | False Pass, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'50"N by 163°24'37"W |
Area Served: | False Pass, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KFP |
More Information: | KFP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXP / CYXP |
Airport Name: | Pangnirtung Airport |
Location: | Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°8'41"N by 65°42'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXP |
More Information: | YXP Maps & Info |
Facts about False Pass Airport (KFP):
- Because of False Pass Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at False Pass 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 False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- False Pass Airport (KFP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cold Bay Airport (CDB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of KFP.
- False Pass Airport covers an area of 20 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Pangnirtung Airport (YXP):
- The closest airport to Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) is Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) NNE of YXP.
- The furthest airport from Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,395 miles (16,729 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Pangnirtung Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pangnirtung 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.