Nonstop flight route between Waycross, Georgia, United States and Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS), Waycross, Georgia, United States and Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,326 miles (or 3,743 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 Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield and Iqaluit Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYS / KAYS |
| Airport Name: | Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield |
| Location: | Waycross, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°14'57"N by 82°23'44"W |
| Area Served: | Waycross, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Waycross & Ware County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 142 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYS |
| More Information: | AYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFB / CYFB |
| Airport Name: | Iqaluit Airport |
| Location: | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°45'24"N by 68°33'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YFB |
| More Information: | YFB Maps & Info |
Facts about Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS):
- The furthest airport from Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,406 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) has 3 runways.
- During 1941, the Civil Aeronautics Authority built two 4,000-ft.
- Waycross-Ware County Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Waycross, a city in Ware County, Georgia, United States.
- Eventually the government returned the airport to Ware County and the City of Waycross.
- The closest airport to Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) is Moody Air Force Base (VAD), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WSW of AYS.
- During the first week of October 1942, the 311th Bombardment Group moved to Waycross from Hunter AAF.
- Because of Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield 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.
Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):
- The closest airport to Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.
- There is a persistent but false rumour that Iqaluit Airport is one of the emergency landing sites for NASA's Space Shuttle, due to the length of its runway and its geographic location.
- In January 2012 Air Greenland announced that a 1-hour, 45-minute flight from Nuuk to Iqaluit, down from three days when going via Copenhagen or Reykjavik and then on to Ottawa, would begin 18 June 2012, later changed to 15 June.
- Through the 1960s, Nordair was the main airline serving Frobisher Bay from Montreal, 1,100 nautical miles to the south.
- With the introduction of the intercontinental Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, fewer airlines stopped at Iqaluit.
- The furthest airport from Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,428 miles (16,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Iqaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Iqaluit 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.
- Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
