Nonstop flight route between Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia and Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaimana Airport (KNG), Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia and Grande Cache Airport (YGC), Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,127 miles (or 11,469 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 Kaimana Airport and Grande Cache 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 Kaimana Airport and Grande Cache Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNG / WASK |
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| Location: | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'39"S by 133°41'43"E |
| Area Served: | Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Kaimana Regency Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNG |
| More Information: | KNG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGC / |
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| Location: | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°55'0"N by 118°52'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Grande Cache |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4112 feet (1,253 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGC |
| More Information: | YGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaimana Airport (KNG):
- Because of Kaimana Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaimana 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 furthest airport from Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Kaimana Airport (meaning Kaimana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- Kaimana Airport (KNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kaimana Airport", another name for KNG is "Bandar Udara Kaimana".
- The closest airport to Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) NNW of KNG.
Facts about Grande Cache Airport (YGC):
- The closest airport to Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) SE of YGC.
- Because of Grande Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YGC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YGC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Grande Cache Airport", another name for YGC is "CEQ5".
- Grande Cache Airport (YGC) currently has only 1 runway.
