Nonstop flight route between Karlstad, Sweden and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Karlstad Airport (KSD), Karlstad, Sweden and Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,122 miles (or 5,025 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 Karlstad Airport and Charlottetown 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 Karlstad Airport and Charlottetown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Karlstad Airport (KSD):

• Because of Karlstad Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Karlstad 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.
• Karlstad Airport (KSD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Karlstad Airport (KSD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,281 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Karlstad Airport (KSD) is Hagfors Airport (HFS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNE of KSD.

Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):

• In June 1938 the city government asked the Department of Transport to assist in the development of an expanded municipal airport.
• Charlottetown Airport saw extensive service during the 1960s-1990s from both Air Canada and Eastern Provincial Airways to destinations in Atlantic and Central Canada.
• The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
• The opening of the Confederation Bridge in 1997 coupled with capacity improvements at Moncton and Halifax airports saw many changes to air traffic through Charlottetown.
• Several expansions were subsequently undertaken, including an enlarged civilian air terminal off the Brackley Point Road on the west side of the airfield, as well as a lengthening and realigning of what would become runway 03/21 during the 1960s-1970s to accommodate jet aircraft.
• Throughout this time, Upton Airport received the first air mail service in Canada.
• Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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.
• Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.