Nonstop flight route between Muang Xay, Laos and Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oudomsay Airport (ODY), Muang Xay, Laos and Grande Prairie Airport (YQU), Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,671 miles (or 10,735 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 Oudomsay Airport and Grande Prairie 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 Oudomsay Airport and Grande Prairie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ODY / VLOS |
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Location: | Muang Xay, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'55"N by 101°59'35"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ODY |
More Information: | ODY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQU / CYQU |
Airport Name: | Grande Prairie Airport |
Location: | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°10'47"N by 118°53'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grande Prairie Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2195 feet (669 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQU |
More Information: | YQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Oudomsay Airport (ODY):
- The furthest airport from Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of ODY.
- In addition to being known as "Oudomsay Airport", another name for ODY is "VL0S".
- Because of Oudomsay Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Oudomsay 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 Grande Prairie Airport (YQU):
- The closest airport to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YQU.
- The furthest airport from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,233 miles (16,469 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) has 2 runways.