Nonstop flight route between Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Kars, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Kars Airport (KSY), Kars, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,650 miles (or 9,093 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 Region of Waterloo International Airport and Kars 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 Region of Waterloo International Airport and Kars Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKF / CYKF |
Airport Name: | Region of Waterloo International Airport |
Location: | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'38"N by 80°22'42"W |
Area Served: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, OntarioAirport Manager - Chris Wood, AAE |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1055 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKF |
More Information: | YKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSY / LTCF |
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Location: | Kars, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'43"N by 43°6'54"E |
Area Served: | Kars, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5889 feet (1,795 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSY |
More Information: | KSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF):
- Region of Waterloo International Airport handled 138,733 passengers last year.
- A historical plaque near the entrance of Lexington Park describes the runways.
- The airport was formerly named Waterloo Regional Airport but it changed its name in March 2004 after Northwest Airlines announced that it would run daily flights to Detroit.
- The furthest airport from Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 25 March 2014 Bearskin Airlines announced that they will terminate all scheduled service from the airport effective 1 April 2014.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) has 2 runways.
- On 22 March 2011, Bearskin Airlines announced daily flight to Montreal beginning on 1 May 2011.
- The Kitchener-Waterloo Municipal Airport, also known as Lexington Airport, began construction in 1929 on the Heinrich farm on Lexington Road in Waterloo.
- The closest airport to Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of YKF.
- Airport Manager - Chris Wood, AAE
Facts about Kars Airport (KSY):
- Because of Kars Airport's high elevation of 5,889 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KSY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KSY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kars Airport", another name for KSY is "Kars Havaalanı".
- In 2006, Kars Airport served 2,352 aircraft and 270,052 passengers.
- Kars Airport (KSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kars Airport (KSY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Kars Airport (KSY) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of KSY.