Nonstop flight route between Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Adelaide Airport (ADL), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW), Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,219 miles (or 16,445 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 Adelaide Airport and Kuujjuarapik 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 Adelaide Airport and Kuujjuarapik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Adelaide Airport (ADL):

• In October 2006, the new terminal was named the Capital City Airport of the Year at the Australian Aviation Industry Awards in Cairns.
• The furthest airport from Adelaide Airport (ADL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Plans were announced for an expansion of the terminal in July 2007, including more aerobridges and demolition of the old International Terminal.
• Because of Adelaide Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Adelaide 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.
• Adelaide Airport handled 7,337,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Adelaide Airport (ADL) is Kingscote Airport (KGC), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SW of ADL.
• The first Qantas A380, VH-OQA "Nancy Bird Walton", made a historic landing at the airport on 27 September 2008, enthralling several thousand spectators who had gathered to catch a glimpse of the giant aircraft.
• Adelaide Airport (ADL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW):

• The furthest airport from Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,848 miles (17,458 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) is Umiujaq Airport (YUD), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) NNE of YGW.
• Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kuujjuarapik Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuujjuarapik 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.