Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Ireland and Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland and Uranium City Airport (YBE), Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,572 miles (or 5,749 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 Waterford Airport and Uranium City 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 Waterford Airport and Uranium City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAT / EIWF |
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Location: | Waterford, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'13"N by 7°5'12"W |
Area Served: | Waterford, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Waterford Regional Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 119 feet (36 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAT |
More Information: | WAT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBE / CYBE |
Airport Name: | Uranium City Airport |
Location: | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°33'41"N by 108°28'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1025 feet (312 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBE |
More Information: | YBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):
- Between 1987 and 1988 Aer Lingus operated services to Dublin.
- The fully upgraded and remodelled connecting regional road, R708, from Waterford city to the airport was completed in early July 2008, reducing the journey time from Waterford city centre to the airport to 10 minutes at off peak times and from the outer ring road, R470, to the airport to 5 minutes.
- Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
- The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
- On 13 March 2007 a €27.5 million upgrade of Waterford Airport was announced.
- Waterford Airport has four check-in desks, an information desk, two boarding gates and two baggage carousels.
- Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
- On 10 January 2008 Aer Arann announced the return of the summer routes to Bordeaux, Faro, Málaga with a new service to Amsterdam.
- On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann transferred all of its Waterford routes into the Aer Lingus Regional brand effective from 25 March 2012.
Facts about Uranium City Airport (YBE):
- After the loss of the community's mining industry, Uranium City began a sharp depopulation.
- The furthest airport from Uranium City Airport (YBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,797 miles (15,766 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Uranium City Airport (YBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Uranium City Airport (YBE) is Fond-du-Lac Airport (ZFD), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of YBE.