Nonstop flight route between Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia and Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia and Thicket Portage Airport (YTD), Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,241 miles (or 14,872 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 Leigh Creek Airport and Thicket Portage 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 Leigh Creek Airport and Thicket Portage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGH / YLEC | 
| Airport Name: | Leigh Creek Airport | 
| Location: | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°35'53"S by 138°25'36"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flinders Energy | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 856 feet (261 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LGH | 
| More Information: | LGH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTD / CZLQ | 
| Airport Name: | Thicket Portage Airport | 
| Location: | Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°19'8"N by 97°42'28"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 679 feet (207 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YTD | 
| More Information: | YTD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Leigh Creek Airport (LGH):
- Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,587 miles (18,648 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) is Wilpena Pound (HWK), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) S of LGH.
- Because of Leigh Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 856 feet, planes can take off or land at Leigh Creek 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.
Facts about Thicket Portage Airport (YTD):
- Because of Thicket Portage Airport's relatively low elevation of 679 feet, planes can take off or land at Thicket Portage 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 Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) is Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of YTD.
- Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,285 miles (16,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




