Nonstop flight route between Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(63°20'49"N by 90°43'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W)
Distance from YCS to FLW:
2,901.28 miles (4,669.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS), Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,901 miles (or 4,669 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Flores 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Flores Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCS / CYCS |
| Airport Name: | Chesterfield Inlet Airport |
| Location: | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°20'49"N by 90°43'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCS |
| More Information: | YCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
| More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS):
- The closest airport to Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of YCS.
- The furthest airport from Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,130 miles (16,302 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chesterfield Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chesterfield Inlet 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 Flores Airport (FLW):
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- But, it was only in 1972 that an airport was inaugurated on the island of Flores.
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 11 January 2013, a tender was issued by ANA Aeroportos to improve the accessbility within the airport, with installation of lifts, escalators and mechanical walkways, to be installed within the intervening five years.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.99 miles (91.72 km) SW | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 96.59 miles (155.44 km) SW | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 175.67 miles (282.70 km) WNW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 189.19 miles (304.46 km) SW | Arviat Airport (YEK) | Arviat, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 232.43 miles (374.06 km) ENE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 255.74 miles (411.57 km) NNE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 337.26 miles (542.76 km) SSW | Churchill Airport (YYQ) | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 8 | 359.44 miles (578.45 km) N | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 392.39 miles (631.49 km) NNW | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 407.68 miles (656.10 km) E | Ivujivik Airport (YIK) | Ivujivik, Québec, Canada | |
| 11 | 412.52 miles (663.88 km) SW | Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) | Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 435.37 miles (700.66 km) N | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 436.86 miles (703.06 km) ENE | Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 442.00 miles (711.33 km) ESE | Akulivik Airport (AKV) | Akulivik, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 454.46 miles (731.39 km) WSW | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,129.70 miles (16,302.13 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,122.24 miles (16,290.13 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,122.11 miles (16,289.92 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,100.31 miles (16,254.84 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,074.69 miles (16,213.59 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,053.67 miles (16,179.77 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,988.66 miles (16,075.15 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,987.67 miles (16,073.55 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,975.73 miles (16,054.35 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,958.14 miles (16,026.04 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,887.28 miles (15,911.99 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,805.44 miles (15,780.29 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,796.40 miles (15,765.74 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,795.19 miles (15,763.80 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,783.05 miles (15,744.25 km) SW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.74 miles (23.72 km) N | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) ESE | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 157.38 miles (253.27 km) ESE | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 167.90 miles (270.21 km) E | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 221.92 miles (357.14 km) E | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 316.43 miles (509.24 km) ESE | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 366.19 miles (589.32 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 8 | 926.20 miles (1,490.57 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 932.63 miles (1,500.92 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 1,068.47 miles (1,719.53 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 1,121.13 miles (1,804.27 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 1,134.40 miles (1,825.64 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 1,146.70 miles (1,845.43 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 1,177.28 miles (1,894.64 km) E | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 15 | 1,185.44 miles (1,907.77 km) ENE | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,372.97 miles (19,912.32 km) SE | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,307.60 miles (19,807.11 km) SSE | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,303.39 miles (19,800.33 km) SSE | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,281.93 miles (19,765.80 km) SE | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,268.49 miles (19,744.17 km) SSE | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,262.23 miles (19,734.10 km) SE | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,251.92 miles (19,717.51 km) SSW | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) SSE | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,240.07 miles (19,698.43 km) SE | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,215.46 miles (19,658.83 km) ESE | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,209.46 miles (19,649.16 km) ESE | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,204.27 miles (19,640.82 km) SSE | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,192.91 miles (19,622.54 km) SSE | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,191.57 miles (19,620.38 km) ESE | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,186.88 miles (19,612.84 km) ESE | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |