Nonstop flight route between Lewoleba, Indonesia and Alert, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(8°38'26"S by 122°14'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Distance from LWE to YLT:
7,330.73 miles (11,797.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wonopito Airport (LWE), Lewoleba, Indonesia and Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,331 miles (or 11,798 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 Wonopito Airport and Alert 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 Wonopito Airport and Alert Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWE / WATW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lewoleba, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'26"S by 122°14'12"E |
| Area Served: | Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWE |
| More Information: | LWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLT / CYLT |
| Airport Name: | Alert Airport |
| Location: | Alert, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLT |
| More Information: | YLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Wonopito Airport (LWE):
- The furthest airport from Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Wonopito Airport (meaning Wonopito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- In addition to being known as "Wonopito Airport", another name for LWE is "Bandar Udara Wai Oti".
- Wonopito Airport (LWE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wonopito Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Wonopito 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 closest airport to Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Frans Seda Airport (MOF), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of LWE.
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's fire and rescue operations are supported by a 2012 KME/Fort Garry Fire Truck ARFF.
- There have been two crashes involving fatalities at the airfield since it was established.
- The furthest airport from Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Alert Airport is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km south of the true North Pole.
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
- Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.02 miles (0.04 km) SSE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 41.90 miles (67.43 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 80.35 miles (129.31 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 125.63 miles (202.17 km) S | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 144.04 miles (231.81 km) SE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 149.89 miles (241.23 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 160.74 miles (258.69 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 165.16 miles (265.80 km) ENE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 187.95 miles (302.48 km) ESE | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 219.02 miles (352.48 km) N | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 224.72 miles (361.66 km) E | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 12 | 242.59 miles (390.41 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 282.96 miles (455.38 km) E | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 14 | 284.60 miles (458.01 km) E | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 15 | 308.22 miles (496.03 km) NW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.97 miles (19,807.72 km) N | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 2 | 12,285.02 miles (19,770.77 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | 12,244.77 miles (19,705.99 km) NNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,223.66 miles (19,672.03 km) NNW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,221.30 miles (19,668.23 km) NNW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 6 | 12,199.08 miles (19,632.47 km) N | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,173.52 miles (19,591.34 km) NW | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,165.36 miles (19,578.19 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 9 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) ENE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 10 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) NW | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 11 | 12,141.37 miles (19,539.58 km) ENE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,108.74 miles (19,487.08 km) NNE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 13 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.93 km) NW | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,100.66 miles (19,474.08 km) NNW | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 15 | 12,099.34 miles (19,471.96 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 299.01 miles (481.20 km) WSW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 341.28 miles (549.24 km) SSW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 420.80 miles (677.21 km) SSW | Thule Air Base (THU) | Pituffik, Greenland | |
| 4 | 450.21 miles (724.54 km) S | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 5 | 488.58 miles (786.29 km) SW | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 552.32 miles (888.87 km) S | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 584.90 miles (941.31 km) S | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 637.28 miles (1,025.60 km) S | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 9 | 649.23 miles (1,044.84 km) S | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 671.56 miles (1,080.77 km) SSE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 11 | 677.28 miles (1,089.98 km) S | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 12 | 679.40 miles (1,093.39 km) WSW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 706.55 miles (1,137.07 km) SSE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 711.77 miles (1,145.48 km) SSW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 723.97 miles (1,165.12 km) SW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,999.10 miles (16,091.96 km) S | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,764.46 miles (15,714.33 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,729.61 miles (15,658.24 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,682.13 miles (15,581.84 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 9,639.62 miles (15,513.42 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 9,631.45 miles (15,500.28 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 9,617.77 miles (15,478.26 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,613.87 miles (15,471.99 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 9,609.93 miles (15,465.64 km) WSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,607.21 miles (15,461.27 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,563.29 miles (15,390.59 km) WSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,544.76 miles (15,360.76 km) WSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,535.15 miles (15,345.31 km) WSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,531.57 miles (15,339.54 km) WSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,530.41 miles (15,337.68 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |