Nonstop flight route between Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Baker Lake Airport (YBK), Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,614 miles (or 2,598 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and Baker Lake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIH / KPIH |
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| Location: | Pocatello, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'34"N by 112°35'44"W |
| Area Served: | Pocatello, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pocatello |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4452 feet (1,357 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIH |
| More Information: | PIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBK / CYBK |
| Airport Name: | Baker Lake Airport |
| Location: | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'56"N by 96°4'40"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBK |
| More Information: | YBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH):
- In addition to being known as "Pocatello Regional Airport", another name for PIH is "(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)".
- Pocatello Regional Airport covers an area of 3,374 acres at an elevation of 4,452 feet above mean sea level.
- Western Air Lines served Pocatello for a number of years, but discontinued all service by 1980.
- In 2014, a World-War II era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work.
- Pocatello Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Pocatello, a city in Power County, Idaho, United States.
- The closest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of PIH.
- Because of Pocatello Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,452 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) has 2 runways.
- The airport is built on the site of the Pocatello Army Airfield, a World War II training base.
- The furthest airport from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,820 miles (17,413 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Baker Lake Airport (YBK):
- The closest airport to Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 159 miles (257 kilometers) SE of YBK.
- Baker Lake Airport (YBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Baker Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Baker Lake 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 furthest airport from Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,964 miles (16,036 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
