Nonstop flight route between Arusha, Tanzania and Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania and Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,046 miles (or 11,340 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 Arusha Airport and Nanisivik 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 Arusha Airport and Nanisivik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Arusha, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARK | 
| More Information: | ARK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSR / CYSR | 
| Airport Name: | Nanisivik Airport | 
| Location: | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 72°58'55"N by 84°36'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Arctic Bay, Nunavut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2106 feet (642 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSR | 
| More Information: | YSR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
- A few days later it was flown empty to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
- The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
- Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):
- The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
- Detailed planning for the project began in August 2007, with environmental studies and assessments will be being carried out in the summer of 2008.
- On August 10, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced construction of a new docking and refueling facility in Nanisivik for the Canadian Forces, in an effort to maintain a Canadian presence in Arctic waters during the navigable season.
- Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,772 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.




