Nonstop flight route between Lukulu, Zambia and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lukulu Airport (LXU), Lukulu, Zambia and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,212 miles (or 13,216 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 Lukulu Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Lukulu Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXU / FLLK |
Airport Name: | Lukulu Airport |
Location: | Lukulu, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'30"S by 23°15'0"E |
Area Served: | Lukulu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3480 feet (1,061 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXU |
More Information: | LXU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHI / CYHI |
Airport Name: | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport |
Location: | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°45'46"N by 117°48'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHI |
More Information: | YHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Lukulu Airport (LXU):
- The furthest airport from Lukulu Airport (LXU) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Lukulu Airport (meaning Lukulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,063 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lukulu Airport (LXU) is Zambezi Airport (BBZ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) N of LXU.
- Lukulu Airport (LXU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):
- The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Currently the only fuel available is turbine kerosene and it is provided by a local contractor.
- Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The runway is the standard gravel strip that is seen in most Canadian Arctic communities and is 4,300 by 100 ft with the centre 117 ft above sea leavel.
- Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
- Construction of the runway and associated facilities had begun in 1976 by Fred H.