Nonstop flight route between Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia and Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(23°48'24"S by 133°54'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(66°8'41"N by 65°42'48"W)
Distance from ASP to YXP:
9,387.42 miles (15,107.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alice Springs Airport (ASP), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia and Pangnirtung Airport (YXP), Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,387 miles (or 15,108 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 Alice Springs Airport and Pangnirtung 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 Alice Springs Airport and Pangnirtung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASP / YBAS |
| Airport Name: | Alice Springs Airport |
| Location: | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°48'24"S by 133°54'7"E |
| Area Served: | Alice Springs, Northern Territory |
| Operator/Owner: | Northern Territory Airports Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1789 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASP |
| More Information: | ASP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXP / CYXP |
| Airport Name: | Pangnirtung Airport |
| Location: | Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°8'41"N by 65°42'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXP |
| More Information: | YXP Maps & Info |
Facts about Alice Springs Airport (ASP):
- The closest airport to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Cowra Airport (CWT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of ASP.
- Seven Mile Aerodrome was originally built in 1940 by the Australian Department of Defence and was used primarily by the Royal Australian Air Force and the United States Air Force, to bring troops and supplies into the area.
- The furthest airport from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,336 miles (18,243 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- On 27 May 2011 it was announced that Alice Springs Airport had been selected to be the first large-scale aircraft "boneyard" outside the United States, with the first aircraft for storage to arrive early in 2012.
- Alice Springs Airport (ASP) has 2 runways.
- Alice Springs Airport handled 598,749 passengers last year.
- Tragedy struck the airport again on 5 January 1977, when a former employee of Connair, Colin Richard Forman, flew a stolen aircraft into the Connair offices located at the airport, killing himself and three of the airline's employees.
Facts about Pangnirtung Airport (YXP):
- Because of Pangnirtung Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pangnirtung 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.
- The closest airport to Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) is Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) NNE of YXP.
- The furthest airport from Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,395 miles (16,729 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.08 miles (70.93 km) E | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 207.21 miles (333.47 km) WSW | Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 352.55 miles (567.37 km) E | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 365.10 miles (587.57 km) S | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 370.64 miles (596.49 km) ESE | Birdsville Airport (BVI) | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 381.73 miles (614.33 km) NE | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 385.37 miles (620.18 km) E | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 418.03 miles (672.75 km) ENE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 430.71 miles (693.15 km) E | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 456.20 miles (734.18 km) WNW | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 465.22 miles (748.69 km) ENE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 474.56 miles (763.73 km) ENE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 476.78 miles (767.29 km) WNW | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 483.73 miles (778.48 km) NNW | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 488.78 miles (786.61 km) ESE | Arrabury Airport (AAB) | Arrabury, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,335.53 miles (18,242.73 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 2 | 11,322.30 miles (18,221.43 km) ENE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,309.06 miles (18,200.13 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 11,296.23 miles (18,179.47 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,291.90 miles (18,172.51 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,289.06 miles (18,167.93 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 7 | 11,287.85 miles (18,165.99 km) ENE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 11,283.22 miles (18,158.54 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 9 | 11,282.31 miles (18,157.08 km) ENE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 10 | 11,277.64 miles (18,149.56 km) ENE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 11 | 11,277.32 miles (18,149.04 km) ENE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 11,276.18 miles (18,147.20 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 13 | 11,275.25 miles (18,145.71 km) ENE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 14 | 11,272.84 miles (18,141.83 km) ENE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 15 | 11,269.98 miles (18,137.23 km) ENE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.08 miles (172.32 km) NNE | Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) | Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 184.74 miles (297.31 km) SSW | Iqaluit Airport (YFB) | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 259.17 miles (417.09 km) SSW | Kimmirut Airport (YLC) | Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 308.26 miles (496.10 km) NNW | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 333.67 miles (536.99 km) ENE | Sisimiut Airport (JHS) | Sisimiut, Greenland | |
| 6 | 339.69 miles (546.68 km) WSW | Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 347.72 miles (559.59 km) ENE | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland | |
| 8 | 356.27 miles (573.36 km) ENE | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 9 | 364.96 miles (587.35 km) E | Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) | Maniitsoq, Greenland | |
| 10 | 366.89 miles (590.46 km) SW | Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) | Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 371.97 miles (598.63 km) SSW | Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) | Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 372.25 miles (599.07 km) ENE | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 13 | 380.95 miles (613.08 km) NE | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 14 | 383.64 miles (617.40 km) NE | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 15 | 385.27 miles (620.03 km) ENE | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,394.99 miles (16,729.07 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,323.46 miles (16,613.96 km) SW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,321.51 miles (16,610.82 km) SW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,319.90 miles (16,608.24 km) SW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,315.42 miles (16,601.02 km) SW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,300.79 miles (16,577.47 km) SW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,287.91 miles (16,556.74 km) SW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,284.54 miles (16,551.33 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,276.19 miles (16,537.88 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,235.27 miles (16,472.03 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,232.81 miles (16,468.07 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,215.06 miles (16,439.50 km) SW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,213.33 miles (16,436.71 km) SW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,210.98 miles (16,432.94 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,210.71 miles (16,432.50 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |