Nonstop flight route between Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB), Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), Mayagüez, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,003 miles (or 4,833 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 Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport and Eugenio María de Hostos 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 Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWB / CYKG |
Airport Name: | Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport |
Location: | Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'18"N by 71°55'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 517 feet (158 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWB |
More Information: | YWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAZ / TJMZ |
Airport Name: | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport |
Location: | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°15'20"N by 67°8'53"W |
Area Served: | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAZ |
More Information: | MAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB):
- Because of Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport's relatively low elevation of 517 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham 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.
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,547 miles (16,973 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) is Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of YWB.
Facts about Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ):
- Eugenio María de Hostos Airport handled 12,568 passengers last year.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,636 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 4,386 enplanements in 2009, and 4,466 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (meaning Eugenio María de Hostos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Although the airport has always been a turbo-prop aircraft airport, Pan Am announced, in 2002, intentions to install jet flights between Mayagüez and Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with Boeing 727s.
- Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Eugenio María de Hostos Airport used to be the main air gateway to the western region of Puerto Rico, until Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla took over that position.
- The closest airport to Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) is Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of MAZ.
- Because of Eugenio María de Hostos Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Eugenio María de Hostos 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.