Nonstop flight route between Alicante, Spain and Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain and Fort St. John Airport (YXJ), Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,030 miles (or 8,095 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 Alicante-Elche Airport and Fort St. John 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 Alicante-Elche Airport and Fort St. John Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALC / LEAL |
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Location: | Alicante, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'55"N by 0°33'29"W |
Area Served: | Alicante - Elche Valencia Murcia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALC |
More Information: | ALC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXJ / CYXJ |
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Location: | Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°14'17"N by 120°44'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Peace Airport Services Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2280 feet (695 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXJ |
More Information: | YXJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):
- In 2011, Alicante Airport handled 9,913,764 passengers, 75,572 flight operations and 3,011 tonnes of cargo, making it the busiest airport in the Valencian Community by passenger numbers, and one of the 50 busiest in Europe.
- In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".
- Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche 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.
- Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Terminal 2 had 14 check-in desks numbered 51 - 64, 6 gates, and two baggage reclaim carousels.
- The New Terminal is the only terminal currently in service.
- In 2013, the number of passengers increased by 8.8% to 9,638,860.
- The furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.
Facts about Fort St. John Airport (YXJ):
- Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Fort St. John Airport", another name for YXJ is "North Peace Airport".
- The closest airport to Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSE of YXJ.
- The furthest airport from Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,246 miles (16,489 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.