Nonstop flight route between Ely, Nevada, United States and Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States and Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,539 miles (or 4,086 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 Ely Airport and Nanisivik 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 Ely Airport and Nanisivik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELY / KELY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ely, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Ely, Nevada | 
| Operator/Owner: | White Pine County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6259 feet (1,908 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELY | 
| More Information: | ELY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSR / CYSR | 
| Airport Name: | Nanisivik Airport | 
| Location: | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 72°58'55"N by 84°36'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Arctic Bay, Nunavut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2106 feet (642 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSR | 
| More Information: | YSR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):
- The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ely Airport is a county-owned airport three miles northeast of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada.
- The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
- In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
- Ely Airport covers an area 4,999 acres at an elevation of 6,259 feet.
- Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):
- Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- On August 8, 2007, CBC News reported that Canadian Forces documents showed plans to convert the site into a naval station.
- The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
- The furthest airport from Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,772 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- On August 10, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced construction of a new docking and refueling facility in Nanisivik for the Canadian Forces, in an effort to maintain a Canadian presence in Arctic waters during the navigable season.




