Nonstop flight route between Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and Gaborone, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,865 miles (or 12,658 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 Iqaluit Airport and Sir Seretse Khama International 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 Iqaluit Airport and Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFB / CYFB |
Airport Name: | Iqaluit Airport |
Location: | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°45'24"N by 68°33'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFB |
More Information: | YFB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBE / FBSK |
Airport Name: | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport |
Location: | Gaborone, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'19"S by 25°55'5"E |
Area Served: | Gaborone |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3299 feet (1,006 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GBE |
More Information: | GBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):
- In January 2012 Air Greenland announced that a 1-hour, 45-minute flight from Nuuk to Iqaluit, down from three days when going via Copenhagen or Reykjavik and then on to Ottawa, would begin 18 June 2012, later changed to 15 June.
- Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,428 miles (16,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Multiple flights have been diverted to Iqaluit Airport due to passenger medical emergencies.
- In the 1980s, Canada's airline industry was in transition, with Air Canada and Canadian Airlines rapidly buying up regional operators.
- The closest airport to Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.
- Iqaluit Airport serves Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and is located adjacent to the town.
- Because of Iqaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Iqaluit 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.
- Through the 1960s, Nordair was the main airline serving Frobisher Bay from Montreal, 1,100 nautical miles to the south.
Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE):
- On October 11, 1999, an Air Botswana pilot, Captain Chris Phatswe, commandeered a parked Aérospatiale ATR 42 aircraft A2-ABB without authorization in the early morning and took off.
- The furthest airport from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (meaning Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of GBE.
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) currently has only 1 runway.