Nonstop flight route between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Allegheny County Airport (AGC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB), Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,505 miles (or 2,422 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 relatively short distance between Allegheny County Airport and Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGC / KAGC |
| Airport Name: | Allegheny County Airport |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°21'15"N by 79°55'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1252 feet (382 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGC |
| More Information: | AGC Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Allegheny County Airport (AGC):
- Allegheny County Airport (AGC) has 2 runways.
- Harold Gatty and Wiley Post visited the airport as it was finishing construction both from the ground and air and commented that it was the finest airport they had encountered.
- The Allegheny County Airport Authority has received $2 million from the federal stimulus bill for construction at the Allegheny County airport.
- The closest airport to Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of AGC.
- In 1981, the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation added the Allegheny County Airport to their List of Historic Landmarks.
- The main terminal was built on a former steel industry slag dump in 1931 by Stanley L.
- The furthest airport from Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB):
- The closest airport to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) is Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of YWB.
- 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.
- 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.
