Nonstop flight route between Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT), Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,088 miles (or 9,798 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 Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome and Nissan Island 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 Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome and Nissan Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPT / |
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Location: | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'1"N by 124°1'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Pender Harbour Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YPT |
More Information: | YPT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IIS / |
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Location: | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°30'0"S by 154°13'35"E |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IIS |
More Information: | IIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT):
- In addition to being known as "Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome", another name for YPT is "CAG8".
- The closest airport to Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) is Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SE of YPT.
- Because of Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Pender Harbour Water 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.
- The furthest airport from Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,671 miles (17,173 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):
- Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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.
- Lagoon Airfield was abandoned after the war, while Ocean Airfield remained in use as a civilian airfield.
- The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
- The furthest airport from Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".