Nonstop flight route between Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Burwash Landing, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Burwash Airport (YDB), Burwash Landing, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,948 miles (or 6,354 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Burwash 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Burwash Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDB / CYDB |
Airport Name: | Burwash Airport |
Location: | Burwash Landing, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°22'14"N by 139°2'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2645 feet (806 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDB |
More Information: | YDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu.
Facts about Burwash Airport (YDB):
- The furthest airport from Burwash Airport (YDB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,426 miles (16,779 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Burwash Airport (YDB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Burwash Airport (YDB) is Haines Junction Airport (YHT), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of YDB.