Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia and Collins Bay Airport (YKC), Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,646 miles (or 13,914 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 Eros Airport and Collins Bay 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 Eros Airport and Collins Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
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| Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
| Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
| More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKC / CYKC |
| Airport Name: | Collins Bay Airport |
| Location: | Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°14'9"N by 103°40'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Cameco Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1340 feet (408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKC |
| More Information: | YKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.
- In January 2008, a Cessna 210 crashed after take off killing the pilot and all 6 tourists on board.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
Facts about Collins Bay Airport (YKC):
- The closest airport to Collins Bay Airport (YKC) is Points North Landing Airport (YNL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of YKC.
- The furthest airport from Collins Bay Airport (YKC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,991 miles (16,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Collins Bay Airport (YKC) currently has only 1 runway.
