Nonstop flight route between Saba, Caribbean Netherlands and Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Saba, Caribbean Netherlands and Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,915 miles (or 6,301 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 Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport and Nanisivik 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 Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport and Nanisivik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAB / TNCS |
Airport Name: | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport |
Location: | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W |
Area Served: | Saba |
Operator/Owner: | Winair |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAB |
More Information: | SAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSR / CYSR |
Airport Name: | Nanisivik Airport |
Location: | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 72°58'55"N by 84°36'48"W |
Area Served: | Arctic Bay, Nunavut |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2106 feet (642 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSR |
More Information: | YSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB):
- The airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world, only 400 meters long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends.
- Because of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of SAB.
- The furthest airport from Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (meaning Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jet aircraft are unable to land at the airport, because the runway is too short.
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):
- Nanisivik Airport was located 8 nautical miles south of Nanisivik,Nunavut, Canada, and was operated by the Government of Nunavut.
- Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
- The furthest airport from Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,772 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- On August 8, 2007, CBC News reported that Canadian Forces documents showed plans to convert the site into a naval station.