Nonstop flight route between Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Thames, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Knee Lake Airport (YKE), Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Thames Aerodrome (TMZ), Thames, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,253 miles (or 13,281 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 Thames Aerodrome, 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 Thames Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKE / |
Airport Names: |
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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: | TMZ / NZTH |
Airport Name: | Thames Aerodrome |
Location: | Thames, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°9'35"S by 175°32'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Thames-Coromandel District Council |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMZ |
More Information: | TMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Knee Lake Airport (YKE):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Knee Lake Airport (YKE) is Oxford House Airport (YOH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) W of YKE.
- In addition to being known as "Knee Lake Airport", another name for YKE is "CJT3".
- Knee Lake Airport (YKE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Thames Aerodrome (TMZ):
- Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of TMZ.
- The furthest airport from Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Thames Aerodrome (meaning Thames Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
- Because of Thames Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Thames Aerodrome 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.