Nonstop flight route between Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS), Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,858 miles (or 12,647 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Chesterfield Inlet 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Chesterfield Inlet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDO / VRMK |
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Location: | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°51'33"N by 73°31'18"E |
Area Served: | Haddhunmathi Atoll, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | Maldives Airports Co. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDO |
More Information: | KDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCS / CYCS |
Airport Name: | Chesterfield Inlet Airport |
Location: | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°20'49"N by 90°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCS |
More Information: | YCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO):
- Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kadhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Kadhdhoo 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.
- Special mention has to be made of First Lieutenant Kairu Tuttu Maniku for his active role in the implementation of the project.
- The furthest airport from Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Thimarafushi Airport (TMF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NW of KDO.
- In addition to being known as "Kadhdhoo Airport", another name for KDO is "ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
- Excavation for the runway began on 11 January 1982, and the final layer of the runway was completed on 6 April 1986.
- From its initial conception the project ranks among the development program initiated by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom the project implementation was supervised by the Minister of Trade and Industries-cum-Deputy Minister of Defense and National Security, Ilyas Ibrahim.
Facts about Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS):
- Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chesterfield Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chesterfield Inlet 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of YCS.
- The furthest airport from Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,130 miles (16,302 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.