Nonstop flight route between Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY), Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,972 miles (or 6,392 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 Jersey Airport and Fort Chipewyan 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 Jersey Airport and Fort Chipewyan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JER / EGJJ |
Airport Name: | Jersey Airport |
Location: | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'29"N by 2°11'43"W |
Area Served: | Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Jersey Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JER |
More Information: | JER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPY / CYPY |
Airport Name: | Fort Chipewyan Airport |
Location: | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°46'2"N by 111°7'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 761 feet (232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPY |
More Information: | YPY Maps & Info |
Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):
- Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
- Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Air service to Jersey before 1937 consisted of biplane airliners and some seaplanes landing on the beach at Saint Aubin bay.
- Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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 closest airport to Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.
- There are long and short-stay car parks located at the airport, and free parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles.
Facts about Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY):
- Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) is Cluff Lake Airport (XCL), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) ESE of YPY.
- The furthest airport from Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,874 miles (15,891 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Fort Chipewyan Airport's relatively low elevation of 761 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Chipewyan 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.