Nonstop flight route between Erigavo, Somalia and Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ERA to YSR:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - ERA Airport Information
 - YSR Airport Information
 - Facts about ERA
 - Facts about YSR
 - Map of Nearest Airports to ERA
 - List of Nearest Airports to ERA
 - Map of Furthest Airports from ERA
 - List of Furthest Airports from ERA
 - Map of Nearest Airports to YSR
 - List of Nearest Airports to YSR
 - Map of Furthest Airports from YSR
 - List of Furthest Airports from YSR
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erigavo Airport (ERA), Erigavo, Somalia and Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,281 miles (or 10,109 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 Erigavo 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 Erigavo 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: | ERA / HCMU | 
| Airport Name: | Erigavo Airport | 
| Location: | Erigavo, Somalia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°38'31"N by 47°23'17"E | 
| Area Served: | Erigavo, Somalia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Somali Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Elevation: | 5720 feet (1,743 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ERA | 
| More Information: | ERA 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 Erigavo Airport (ERA):
- The furthest airport from Erigavo Airport (ERA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 - The closest airport to Erigavo Airport (ERA) is Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) ENE of ERA.
 - Because of Erigavo Airport's high elevation of 5,720 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):
- The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
 - 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.
 - Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 
