Nonstop flight route between Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada and Drake Bay, Costa Rica:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from YEV to DRK:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YEV Airport Information
- DRK Airport Information
- Facts about YEV
- Facts about DRK
- Map of Nearest Airports to YEV
- List of Nearest Airports to YEV
- Map of Furthest Airports from YEV
- List of Furthest Airports from YEV
- Map of Nearest Airports to DRK
- List of Nearest Airports to DRK
- Map of Furthest Airports from DRK
- List of Furthest Airports from DRK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV), Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada and Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,689 miles (or 7,546 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 Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport and Drake Bay 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 Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport and Drake Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEV / CYEV |
Airport Name: | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport |
Location: | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°18'14"N by 133°28'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 222 feet (68 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEV |
More Information: | YEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRK / MRDK |
Airport Name: | Drake Bay Airport |
Location: | Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'58"N by 83°39'0"W |
Area Served: | Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Operator/Owner: | n/a |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRK |
More Information: | DRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV):
- Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) 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.
- Inuvik currently has scheduled jet airline service provided by Canadian North and First Air.
- The furthest airport from Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,927 miles (15,977 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) is Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) W of YEV.
Facts about Drake Bay Airport (DRK):
- The furthest airport from Drake Bay Airport (DRK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Drake Bay Airport (meaning Drake Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Drake Bay Airport (DRK) is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), which is located only 20 miles (31 kilometers) NE of DRK.
- Drake Bay Airport (DRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Drake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Drake Bay 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.