Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Red Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Red Lake Airport (YRL), Red Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 863 miles (or 1,388 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Red Lake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS |
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| Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W |
| Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYS |
| More Information: | CYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRL / CYRL |
| Airport Name: | Red Lake Airport |
| Location: | Red Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°4'1"N by 93°47'35"W |
| Area Served: | Red Lake, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Municipality of Red Lake |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1266 feet (386 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YRL |
| More Information: | YRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- The airport terminal contains plaques of the inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.
- The Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain, built for what would become United Airlines between 1929 and 1934, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Cheyenne ANGB occupies approximately 77 acres of leased land on the Cheyenne Regional Airport.
Facts about Red Lake Airport (YRL):
- Commercial air service to the area began in 1926 using the waters of Howey Bay on Red Lake as a float and sea plane base.
- The furthest airport from Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Construction of a 4,000 ft × 150 ft gravel runway began in 1946 and was put into use of May 29, 1947 when Canadian Pacific Air Lines began daily service from Winnipeg.
- It wasn't until 1993 when the paved runway was extended to 5,000 ft × 150 ft to help serve the future growth of the Red Lake area.
- The closest airport to Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Pikangikum Airport (YPM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of YRL.
- Red Lake Airport (YRL) currently has only 1 runway.
