Nonstop flight route between Duncan, British Columbia, Canada and West Yellowstone, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Duncan Airport (DUQ), Duncan, British Columbia, Canada and Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 659 miles (or 1,060 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 Duncan Airport and Yellowstone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUQ / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°45'29"N by 123°43'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Duncan Flying Club |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUQ |
| More Information: | DUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS |
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport |
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W |
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS |
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Duncan Airport (DUQ):
- In addition to being known as "Duncan Airport", another name for DUQ is "CAM3".
- Because of Duncan Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Duncan 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 Duncan Airport (DUQ) is Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of DUQ.
- Duncan Airport (DUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Duncan Airport (DUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,722 miles (17,255 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- During the summer the base is home to 21 smokejumpers, pilots for the jump plane and retardant tanker, an office manager and a tanker base manager.
- Two airlines actually operated mainline jet aircraft into the airport in the past, although all service was seasonal in nature and was not operated during the winter months.
