Nonstop flight route between Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Malakal, South Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Malakal Airport (MAK), Malakal, South Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,003 miles (or 12,880 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 Penticton Regional Airport and Malakal 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 Penticton Regional Airport and Malakal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYF / CYYF |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'44"N by 119°36'7"W |
Area Served: | South Okanagan Similkameen West Kootenay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1130 feet (344 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYF |
More Information: | YYF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAK / HSSM |
Airport Name: | Malakal Airport |
Location: | Malakal, South Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'32"N by 31°39'7"E |
Area Served: | Malakal, South Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1291 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAK |
More Information: | MAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Penticton Regional Airport (YYF):
- The closest airport to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of YYF.
- The airport has three scheduled flights to the Vancouver International Airport every day, with one fewer on Sunday.
- Penticton Regional Airport handled 80,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Penticton Regional Airport", another name for YYF is "Penticton Airport".
- Controversy has occurred over airport ownership before.
- The airport is located at 49°27′45″N 119°36′08″W / 49.46250°N 119.60222°W / 49.46250.
- Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Temporary public use of the Penticton Regional Airport was approved in 1945, and in 1956, it was given a permanent airport license.
- The furthest airport from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On December 22, 1950, a Douglas C-47 aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Air Lines from Vancouver crashed into Okanagan Mountain, some 26 kilometres north of Penticton.
Facts about Malakal Airport (MAK):
- As part of the United Nation's Mission to Sudan, the airport was a major staging point for United Nation operations to South Sudan and will continue to do so under the new United Nation's Mission to South Sudan mandate.
- The closest airport to Malakal Airport (MAK) is Beica Airport (BEI), which is located 196 miles (315 kilometers) E of MAK.
- The furthest airport from Malakal Airport (MAK) is Ahe Airport (AHE), which is nearly antipodal to Malakal Airport (meaning Malakal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ahe Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Ahe, French Polynesia.
- Malakal Airport (MAK) currently has only 1 runway.