Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Arviat, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Arviat Airport (YEK), Arviat, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,599 miles (or 2,574 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 relatively short distance between Lake County Airport and Arviat Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LXV | 
| More Information: | LXV Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEK / CYEK | 
| Airport Name: | Arviat Airport | 
| Location: | Arviat, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°5'38"N by 94°4'18"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YEK | 
| More Information: | YEK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- At one point, the airport had scheduled passenger airline service.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
Facts about Arviat Airport (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.
- 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.




