Nonstop flight route between Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Tununak, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Tununak Airport (TNK), Tununak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,526 miles (or 5,675 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 Buttonville Airport and Tununak 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 Buttonville Airport and Tununak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKZ / CYKZ |
Airport Name: | Buttonville Airport |
Location: | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°51'38"N by 79°22'6"W |
Area Served: | Markham, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Toronto Airways Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKZ |
More Information: | YKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNK / |
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Location: | Tununak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°34'32"N by 165°16'18"W |
Area Served: | Tununak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNK |
More Information: | TNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Buttonville Airport (YKZ):
- The airport has a control tower using the frequencies 127.10 MHz for Automatic Terminal Information Service, 121.80 MHz for ground control, and 124.80 MHz for tower.
- The new tower, representing an investment of over $2 million, replaced the existing facility which was built in 1967 and had reached the end of its useful life.
- The new tower provides expanded operational space, optimal visibility and the latest in air navigation equipment and technology for 10 air traffic controllers and one support staff who provide service to some 150,000 aircraft movements per year at Buttonville Airport.
- Buttonville Airport began as a grass airstrip in 1953 when Leggat Aviation moved its operations from Barker Field in Toronto.
- Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Buttonville Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Buttonville 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.
- On 20 June 2010, an accident occurred just off Buttonville Airport.
- Flightline is available on 123.50 MHz.
- The closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
Facts about Tununak Airport (TNK):
- Tununak Airport (TNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tununak Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Tununak 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tununak Airport", another name for TNK is "4KA".
- The closest airport to Tununak Airport (TNK) is Toksook Bay Airport (OOK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of TNK.
- Tununak Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 1,778 by 30 feet.
- The furthest airport from Tununak Airport (TNK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,590 miles (17,043 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.