Nonstop flight route between Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and Cape Dorset Airport (YTE), Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,050 miles (or 12,956 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) and Cape Dorset 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) and Cape Dorset Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG):

• Minangkabau International Airport is the principal airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)", other names for PDG include "Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau (MIA)" and "بانداراينتيرنسيونالمينڠكاباو".
• The facilities are adequate for a regional provincial airport.
• The furthest airport from Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), which is nearly antipodal to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (meaning Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
• There are a number of flights serving the routes from and to Minangkabau International Airport, similar to the former Tabing Airport.
• Because of Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 99 miles (159 kilometers) SSW of PDG.
• Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Along with the development of the airport, the local government has completed a flyover at the intersection of the entrance to the airport which links the Airport with the By-pass arterial road.
• Minangkabau International Airport is the second airport in Indonesia, after Soekarno-Hatta Airport at Cengkareng, to be constructed from scratch.

Facts about Cape Dorset Airport (YTE):

• The furthest airport from Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,325 miles (16,617 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) is Ivujivik Airport (YIK), which is located 133 miles (213 kilometers) SSW of YTE.
• Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Cape Dorset Airport's relatively low elevation of 158 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Dorset 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.