Nonstop flight route between Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland and Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keflavík International Airport (KEF), Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland and Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM), Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,140 miles (or 5,053 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 Keflavík International Airport and Rocky Mountain House 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 Keflavík International Airport and Rocky Mountain House Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEF / BIKF |
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Location: | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'5"N by 22°36'20"W |
Area Served: | Greater Reykjavík Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEF |
More Information: | KEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRM / CYRM |
Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain House Airport |
Location: | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°25'46"N by 114°54'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Rocky Mountain House |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3244 feet (989 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRM |
More Information: | YRM Maps & Info |
Facts about Keflavík International Airport (KEF):
- The closest airport to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Reykjavík Airport (RKV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KEF.
- In addition to being known as "Keflavík International Airport", another name for KEF is "Keflavíkurflugvöllur".
- Keflavík International Airport (KEF) has 2 runways.
- Because of Keflavík International Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Keflavík International 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.
- During the war the airport complex only served military purposes, but at war's end it became a refueling stop for the quickly developing international civil aviation crossing the Atlantic.
- The furthest airport from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Keflavík Airport only handles international flights, domestic flights and flights to Greenland and the Faroe Islands are operated from Reykjavík's domestic airport.
Facts about Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM):
- Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) is Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of YRM.