Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Ivujivik, Québec, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(62°25'1"N by 77°55'31"W)
Distance from PIZ to YIK:
2,232.14 miles (3,592.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Ivujivik Airport (YIK), Ivujivik, Québec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,232 miles (or 3,592 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Ivujivik Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIK / CYIK |
| Airport Name: | Ivujivik Airport |
| Location: | Ivujivik, Québec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°25'1"N by 77°55'31"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIK |
| More Information: | YIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Point Lay.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Ivujivik Airport (YIK):
- The furthest airport from Ivujivik Airport (YIK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,420 miles (16,769 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Ivujivik Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivujivik 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 closest airport to Ivujivik Airport (YIK) is Salluit Airport (YZG), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of YIK.
- Ivujivik Airport (YIK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.36 miles (119.67 km) ESE | Salluit Airport (YZG) | Salluit, Quebec, Canada | |
| 2 | 110.70 miles (178.15 km) S | Akulivik Airport (AKV) | Akulivik, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 132.58 miles (213.36 km) NNE | Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 157.96 miles (254.21 km) ESE | Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU) | Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 164.77 miles (265.18 km) S | Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) | Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 202.64 miles (326.11 km) ESE | Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) | Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 208.48 miles (335.51 km) NW | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 257.18 miles (413.88 km) E | Kimmirut Airport (YLC) | Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 272.64 miles (438.77 km) S | Inukjuak Airport (YPH) | Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 287.63 miles (462.89 km) ESE | Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) | Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 306.95 miles (493.99 km) ENE | Iqaluit Airport (YFB) | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 310.77 miles (500.14 km) ESE | Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) | Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 353.06 miles (568.20 km) SE | Aupaluk Airport (YPJ) | Aupaluk, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 374.27 miles (602.33 km) SE | Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ) | Tasiujaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 375.51 miles (604.32 km) NW | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,419.90 miles (16,769.16 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,397.51 miles (16,733.12 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,387.98 miles (16,717.80 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,367.93 miles (16,685.52 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,343.64 miles (16,646.44 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,338.93 miles (16,638.86 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,272.29 miles (16,531.61 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,254.67 miles (16,503.25 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,252.70 miles (16,500.08 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,242.99 miles (16,484.46 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,172.92 miles (16,371.68 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,143.00 miles (16,323.53 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,135.51 miles (16,311.48 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,125.22 miles (16,294.93 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,116.95 miles (16,281.62 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |