Nonstop flight route between Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Wabush, Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roskilde Airport (RKE), Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Wabush Airport (YWK), Wabush, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,018 miles (or 4,857 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 Roskilde Airport and Wabush 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 Roskilde Airport and Wabush Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKE / EKRK |
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Location: | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°35'8"N by 12°7'53"E |
Area Served: | Copenhagen |
Operator/Owner: | Copenhagen Airports A/S |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKE |
More Information: | RKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWK / CYWK |
Airport Name: | Wabush Airport |
Location: | Wabush, Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°55'22"N by 66°51'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1809 feet (551 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWK |
More Information: | YWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Roskilde Airport (RKE):
- Bus and train services from around the country to the nearby town of Roskilde are extensive, but bus services to and from the airport are infrequent due to its limited use, and the primary means of getting to/from the airport is by own car or taxi.
- The furthest airport from Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Roskilde Airport", other names for RKE include "Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde" and "Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde".
- The closest airport to Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of RKE.
- A small Danish Air Force installation is located adjacent to the airport, called Flyvestation Skalstrup.
- In 2002 the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Of Denmark that Ryanair was in discussions with the airport about beginning scheduled service to London Stansted it was believed that the location close to the centre of Copenhagen would draw the airline.
- Because of Roskilde Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Roskilde 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.
- Lately Roskilde Airport has been the departure airport of Danish troops deploying to or returning from overseas locations, primarily Afghanistan, due to its more private and secluded atmosphere, compared to the far busier Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup.
- Roskilde Airport (RKE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Wabush Airport (YWK):
- The furthest airport from Wabush Airport (YWK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,174 miles (17,982 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wabush Airport (YWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wabush Airport (YWK) is Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ENE of YWK.