Nonstop flight route between Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom and Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom and Mould Bay Airport (YMD), Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,243 miles (or 14,875 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 Port Stanley Airport and Mould Bay 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 Port Stanley Airport and Mould Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSY / SFAL |
Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMD / CYMD |
Airport Name: | Mould Bay Airport |
Location: | Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 76°14'21"N by 119°19'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Environment Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMD |
More Information: | YMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- Prior to 1972, there was no airport in the Falkland Islands with a paved runway, and all trips to the islands had to be undertaken by boat.
- On May 1, 1982, the Royal Air Force bombed the airport in Operation Black Buck and several other raids were carried out by embarked Harriers.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- The Royal Air Force also used the airport for flights to supply and reinforce the British military garrison when necessary.
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Mould Bay Airport (YMD):
- The closest airport to Mould Bay Airport (YMD) is Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), which is located 314 miles (505 kilometers) SSW of YMD.
- Mould Bay Airport (YMD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mould Bay Airport (YMD) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,917 miles (15,960 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.