Nonstop flight route between Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heligoland Airport (HGL), Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Whale Cove Airport (YXN), Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,323 miles (or 5,348 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 Heligoland Airport and Whale Cove 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 Heligoland Airport and Whale Cove Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGL / EDXH |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°11'8"N by 7°54'51"E |
Area Served: | Heligoland, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Helgoland AirService GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGL |
More Information: | HGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXN / CYXN |
Airport Name: | Whale Cove Airport |
Location: | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°14'24"N by 92°35'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXN |
More Information: | YXN Maps & Info |
Facts about Heligoland Airport (HGL):
- The first military airfield on Düne existed during World War II when Heligoland had been fortified.
- The airport is licensed for aeroplanes up to 5,700 kilograms maximum takeoff weight and helicopters up to 10,000 kilograms.
- The closest airport to Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Wangerooge Airport (AGE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of HGL.
- Heligoland Airport (HGL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,693 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Heligoland Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heligoland 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.
- In addition to being known as "Heligoland Airport", another name for HGL is "Flughafen Helgoland-Düne".
Facts about Whale Cove Airport (YXN):
- The furthest airport from Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,138 miles (16,316 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Whale Cove Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whale Cove 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.
- Whale Cove Airport (YXN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of YXN.