Nonstop flight route between Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and Morlaix, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), Morlaix, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,563 miles (or 4,125 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 Morlaix - Ploujean Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | MXN / LFRU |
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Location: | Morlaix, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'2"N by 3°49'0"W |
Area Served: | Morlaix, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Morlaix |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXN |
More Information: | MXN Maps & Info |
Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):
- In the 1980s, Canada's airline industry was in transition, with Air Canada and Canadian Airlines rapidly buying up regional operators.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- 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.
- Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.
- 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 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.
Facts about Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN):
- Because of Morlaix - Ploujean Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Morlaix - Ploujean 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.
- The closest airport to Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of MXN.
- The furthest airport from Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (meaning Morlaix - Ploujean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Morlaix - Ploujean Airport", another name for MXN is "Aéroport de Morlaix - PloujeanAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-51".
- Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) has 3 runways.