Nonstop flight route between Resolute, Nunavut, Canada and Jamshedpur, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Resolute Bay Airport (YRB), Resolute, Nunavut, Canada and Sonari Airport (IXW), Jamshedpur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,698 miles (or 9,170 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 Resolute Bay Airport and Sonari 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 Resolute Bay Airport and Sonari Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRB / CYRB |
Airport Name: | Resolute Bay Airport |
Location: | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 74°43'0"N by 94°58'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 222 feet (68 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRB |
More Information: | YRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXW / VEJS |
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Location: | Jamshedpur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'48"N by 86°10'5"E |
Area Served: | Jamshedpur, Tatanagar |
Operator/Owner: | TATA Steel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXW |
More Information: | IXW Maps & Info |
Facts about Resolute Bay Airport (YRB):
- Historically, the airport was served by several airlines operating direct, no-change-of-plane scheduled passenger jet service to such Canadian cities as Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Yellowknife.
- The furthest airport from Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,598 miles (15,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- On August 20, 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200 charter flight transporting fifteen people from Yellowknife, crashed near the airport.
- Because of Resolute Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Resolute Bay 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.
- Resolute, located above the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost destination in Canada to receive scheduled passenger air service.
- The closest airport to Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located 224 miles (360 kilometers) ESE of YRB.
Facts about Sonari Airport (IXW):
- The closest airport to Sonari Airport (IXW) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of IXW.
- Tata Steel has proposed a new airport for city of Jamshedpur on 600 acres in the Adityapur-Seraikela area.
- In addition to being known as "Sonari Airport", another name for IXW is "सोनारी हवाई अड्डे".
- Because of Sonari Airport's relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at Sonari 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 Sonari Airport (IXW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,416 miles (18,372 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sonari Airport (IXW) currently has only 1 runway.