Nonstop flight route between Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Knee Lake Airport (YKE), Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Newcastle Airport (NTL), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,941 miles (or 14,390 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 Knee Lake Airport and Newcastle 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 Knee Lake Airport and Newcastle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKE / |
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Location: | Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'55"N by 94°47'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Star Transit |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 625 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKE |
More Information: | YKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTL / YWLM |
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Location: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°47'42"S by 151°50'3"E |
Area Served: | Lower Hunter Region |
Operator/Owner: | Newcastle City Council Port Stephens Council |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTL |
More Information: | NTL Maps & Info |
Facts about Knee Lake Airport (YKE):
- The closest airport to Knee Lake Airport (YKE) is Oxford House Airport (YOH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) W of YKE.
- The furthest airport from Knee Lake Airport (YKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,397 miles (16,733 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Knee Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 625 feet, planes can take off or land at Knee Lake 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.
- Knee Lake Airport (YKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Knee Lake Airport", another name for YKE is "CJT3".
Facts about Newcastle Airport (NTL):
- In July 2012, developer GWH Group announced that it had lodged a development application with the Port Stephens Council to construct a $12 million hotel complex on airport land adjacent to the current long term car park.
- In addition to being known as "Newcastle Airport", other names for NTL include "RAAF Base Williamtown" and "Williamtown Airport".
- $8.25 million was spent on upgrades to the terminal facilities completed in November 2005 to cope with future demand and security requirements.
- Newcastle Airport handled 1,211,302 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of NTL.
- The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Newcastle Airport (meaning Newcastle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,476 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Commercial operations began at Williamtown in 1947 when the Australian Government opened the existing Royal Australian Air Force airport to civil aviation.
- Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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.
- Newcastle Airport (NTL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Impulse Airlines, a regional airline and later one of Australia's first low cost airlines, established a base at the airport in the early 1990s, creating a maintenance facility.