Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Arviat, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Arviat Airport (YEK), Arviat, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,174 miles (or 6,717 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Arviat 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Arviat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):

• The airport has one terminal which opened in March 1973.
• In 1970, work began on the current passenger terminal that is being used to operate flights today.
• There is an airbase of the Spanish Air Force to the east of the runways.
• The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
• Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
• Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
• Military activity was most intense during the mid 1970s, at the time of the crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco.
• In 2011 it handled over 10.5 million passengers, an 11.1% increase compared to 2010, and 23,7 million tonnes of cargo.
• Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.
• Gran Canaria Airport, is a passenger and freight airport on the island of Gran Canaria.
• In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".

Facts about Arviat Airport (YEK):

• Arviat Airport (YEK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Arviat Airport (YEK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,158 miles (16,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Arviat Airport (YEK) is Whale Cove Airport (YXN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) NNE of YEK.
• Because of Arviat Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Arviat 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.