Nonstop flight route between Bird Island, Seychelles and Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(3°43'17"S by 55°12'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(58°23'29"N by 109°30'59"W)
Distance from BDI to XCL:
8,570.52 miles (13,792.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bird Island Airport (BDI), Bird Island, Seychelles and Cluff Lake Airport (XCL), Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,571 miles (or 13,793 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 Bird Island Airport and Cluff Lake 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 Bird Island Airport and Cluff Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDI / FSSB |
| Airport Name: | Bird Island Airport |
| Location: | Bird Island, Seychelles |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°43'17"S by 55°12'31"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Bird Island Lodge |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDI |
| More Information: | BDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°23'29"N by 109°30'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Areva Resources Canada Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1103 feet (336 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCL |
| More Information: | XCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bird Island Airport (BDI):
- Because of Bird Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bird Island 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 furthest airport from Bird Island Airport (BDI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,085 miles (17,840 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Bird Island Airport (BDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bird Island Airport (BDI) is Denis Island Airport (DEI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of BDI.
Facts about Cluff Lake Airport (XCL):
- The closest airport to Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) is Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) WNW of XCL.
- In addition to being known as "Cluff Lake Airport", another name for XCL is "CJS3".
- Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,862 miles (15,871 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.89 miles (51.32 km) E | Denis Island Airport (DEI) | Denis Island, Seychelles |     |
| 2 | 53.04 miles (85.37 km) SE | Praslin Island Airport (PRI) | Praslin Island, Seychelles | |
| 3 | 69.28 miles (111.50 km) SSE | Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) | Mahé, Seychelles | |
| 4 | 78.32 miles (126.04 km) SE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| 5 | 173.50 miles (279.22 km) SW | Desroches Island Airport (DES) | Desroches Island, Seychelles | |
| 6 | 720.35 miles (1,159.28 km) SW | Arrachart Airport (DIE) | Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 778.27 miles (1,252.50 km) NW | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 8 | 779.84 miles (1,255.03 km) SSW | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 790.44 miles (1,272.08 km) WNW | Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) | Mogadishu, Somalia | |
| 10 | 825.56 miles (1,328.60 km) SSW | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 847.27 miles (1,363.55 km) SSW | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 901.44 miles (1,450.72 km) NW | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 13 | 908.33 miles (1,461.81 km) SSW | Analalava Airport (HVA) | Analalava, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 910.60 miles (1,465.47 km) WNW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 15 | 923.91 miles (1,486.88 km) SW | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,085.09 miles (17,839.67 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,758.67 miles (17,314.36 km) NW | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 3 | 10,733.34 miles (17,273.60 km) NNW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 4 | 10,722.42 miles (17,256.02 km) NNW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 10,704.89 miles (17,227.81 km) NW | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 6 | 10,702.71 miles (17,224.30 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,695.08 miles (17,212.02 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,676.57 miles (17,182.22 km) NW | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 9 | 10,659.01 miles (17,153.97 km) NNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 10 | 10,647.12 miles (17,134.84 km) NW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 11 | 10,623.63 miles (17,097.04 km) NW | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 12 | 10,618.95 miles (17,089.50 km) NW | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 13 | 10,614.08 miles (17,081.67 km) NNW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 14 | 10,613.01 miles (17,079.94 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,610.42 miles (17,075.78 km) NW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.25 miles (101.80 km) WNW | Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada | |
| 2 | 88.84 miles (142.98 km) NNE | Uranium City Airport (YBE) | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 3 | 105.83 miles (170.31 km) NE | Fond-du-Lac Airport (ZFD) | Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 135.75 miles (218.47 km) SSW | Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 141.93 miles (228.41 km) NW | Fort Smith Airport (YSM) | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 144.21 miles (232.08 km) ENE | Stony Rapids Airport (YSF) | Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 7 | 180.90 miles (291.13 km) SSE | Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 8 | 197.20 miles (317.36 km) E | Points North Landing Airport (YNL) | Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 9 | 212.11 miles (341.36 km) E | Collins Bay Airport (YKC) | Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 226.57 miles (364.63 km) SSE | Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 231.40 miles (372.41 km) E | Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) | Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 12 | 241.15 miles (388.09 km) NW | Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 261.07 miles (420.15 km) ENE | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 267.83 miles (431.03 km) SSW | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 275.57 miles (443.48 km) SE | La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC) | La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,861.88 miles (15,871.11 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 9,807.22 miles (15,783.15 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,804.82 miles (15,779.28 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,791.46 miles (15,757.78 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,790.34 miles (15,755.99 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 9,785.74 miles (15,748.58 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,774.44 miles (15,730.39 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,767.73 miles (15,719.59 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,767.37 miles (15,719.02 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 9,765.12 miles (15,715.40 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,753.91 miles (15,697.36 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,750.71 miles (15,692.20 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,743.41 miles (15,680.46 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 9,741.08 miles (15,676.71 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,739.52 miles (15,674.20 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |