Nonstop flight route between Puerto Maldonado, Peru and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM), Puerto Maldonado, Peru and Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,348 miles (or 8,607 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 Padre Aldamiz International Airport and Kamloops 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 Padre Aldamiz International Airport and Kamloops Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEM / SPTU |
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Location: | Puerto Maldonado, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°36'48"S by 69°13'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEM |
More Information: | PEM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKA / CYKA |
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Location: | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°42'9"N by 120°26'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Kamloops Airport Authority Society |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKA |
More Information: | YKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM):
- The Peruvian Air Force flies Boeing 707 jets to Padre Aldamiz International Airport, to carry civilian cargo operations.
- In addition to being known as "Padre Aldamiz International Airport", another name for PEM is "Puerto Maldonado International Airport".
- Because of Padre Aldamiz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Padre Aldamiz International 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.
- Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) is Alerta Airport (ALD), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) N of PEM.
- The furthest airport from Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Padre Aldamiz International Airport (meaning Padre Aldamiz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):
- Kelowna International Airport, an international airport operated in nearby city of Kelowna, has had a small impact on this airport, since they both share the same catchment area.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police operates an A-Star helicopter at the airport, while the BC Forest Service occasionally uses the airfield with their helicopters.
- By 1951, the airport founded and became headquarters of Central British Columbia Airways, which was later known as Pacific Western Airlines, but is no longer existent.
- The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
- The furthest airport from Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Formerly known as the Kamloops Aero Club, the Kamloops Flying Club operates at the airport, which is a club where children receive a flight in an airplane with the pilot and learn about the airplanes themselves.
- Initial examination for constructing an airport in Kamloops began in June 1931, when the city leased 46 acres from fruit-growing company BC Fruitlands.
- On July 31, 2010, a Convair CV-580 airtanker operated by Convair Aviation, on route to the Kamloops Airport, crashed and was destroyed due to a local forest fire on the British Columbia Ministry of Forests land near Siwash Road, some 15 kilometres south of Lytton, British Columbia, a town in the Thompson region, along with Kamloops.
- Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
- Kamloops Airport, also known as Fulton Field or Davie Fulton Airport, is a regional airport located 5 nautical miles west northwest of Kamloops, British Columbia, a city in the Thompson region of Canada.
- Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.