Nonstop flight route between Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Clyde River Airport (YCY), Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,809 miles (or 4,520 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 Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Clyde River 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 Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Clyde River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFW / KAFW |
Airport Name: | Fort Worth Alliance Airport |
Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°59'16"N by 97°19'8"W |
Area Served: | Fort Worth, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fort Worth |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 722 feet (220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFW |
More Information: | AFW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCY / CYCY |
Airport Name: | Clyde River Airport |
Location: | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'8"N by 68°31'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCY |
More Information: | YCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW):
- The furthest airport from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of AFW.
- Because of Fort Worth Alliance Airport's relatively low elevation of 722 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Alliance 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.
- By the 1990s, the annual passenger air traffic at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport had exceeded the airport's capacity, and a solution was proposed to repeal the Wright Amendment and open Alliance Airport to passenger service, effectively providing DFW with two reliever airports.
- Billed as the world's first purely industrial airport, it was developed in a joint venture between the City of Fort Worth, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Hillwood Development Company, a real estate development company owned by Ross Perot, Jr.
- Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Clyde River Airport (YCY):
- The furthest airport from Clyde River Airport (YCY) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,159 miles (16,349 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Clyde River Airport (YCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Clyde River Airport (YCY) is Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), which is located 231 miles (372 kilometers) SSE of YCY.
- Because of Clyde River Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Clyde River 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.