Nonstop flight route between Carcassonne, France and Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carcassonne Airport (CCF), Carcassonne, France and Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ), Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,259 miles (or 5,245 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 Carcassonne Airport and Grise Fiord 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 Carcassonne Airport and Grise Fiord Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCF / LFMK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carcassonne, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'56"N by 2°18'30"E |
| Area Served: | Carcassonne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Carcassonne Limoux Castelnaudary |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCF |
| More Information: | CCF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGZ / CYGZ |
| Airport Name: | Grise Fiord Airport |
| Location: | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 76°25'33"N by 82°54'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGZ |
| More Information: | YGZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Carcassonne Airport (CCF):
- The closest airport to Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of CCF.
- The furthest airport from Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Carcassonne Airport (meaning Carcassonne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Carcassonne Airport", another name for CCF is "Aéroport de Carcassonne".
- Because of Carcassonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Carcassonne 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.
- Carcassonne Airport (CCF) has 2 runways.
- In the late 1990s the airport started taking budget flights to and from European airports and in 2006 had regular flight connections with Dublin, Shannon, Stansted, Liverpool, East Midlands and Charleroi.
Facts about Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ):
- The closest airport to Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) is Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK), which is located 209 miles (336 kilometers) ENE of YGZ.
- Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Grise Fiord Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Grise Fiord 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 Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,701 miles (15,612 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
