Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Coral Harbour Airport (YZS), Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,879 miles (or 14,290 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 East London Airport and Coral Harbour 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 East London Airport and Coral Harbour Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
Airport Name: | East London Airport |
Location: | East London, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZS / CYZS |
Airport Name: | Coral Harbour Airport |
Location: | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°11'35"N by 83°21'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZS |
More Information: | YZS Maps & Info |
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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 East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- East London Airport is an airport serving East London, a city in the Eastern Cape province on the southeast coast of South Africa.
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- East London Airport resides at an elevation of 435 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Coral Harbour Airport (YZS):
- Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) is Repulse Bay Airport (YUT), which is located 181 miles (291 kilometers) NNW of YZS.
- Because of Coral Harbour Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Coral Harbour 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 Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,229 miles (16,461 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.