Nonstop flight route between Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,917 miles (or 6,303 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHI / CYHI |
Airport Name: | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport |
Location: | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°45'46"N by 117°48'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHI |
More Information: | YHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):
- There is also a Type K ARCAL system.
- The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
- When the airport was originally constructed there was no provision for dedicated maintenance vehicles and they had to be shared with the community.
- Prior to the construction of the airport all aircraft either landed on an ice strip in the winter or in the middle of town.
- By early 1979 the snow problem was so great that the runway was no longer a straight line.
- Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Due to the situation of the airport, the community and the surrounding hills there is a "wind line" about half way to the airport.
- During the initial planning stages community consultation was held and a major concern was expressed over the runway headings.
- Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- The Guantanamo Bay Coaling and Naval Base employs over 9,500 U.S.
- In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closing-down of the Guantanamo Prison has been requested by Amnesty International, the United Nations and the European Union.
- The area surrounding Guantanamo bay was originally inhabited by the Taíno people.
- Leeward Point of the Naval Station is the site of the active airfield.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located on 45 square miles of land and water at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which the United States leased for use as a coaling and naval station in the Cuban–American Treaty of 1903.