Nonstop flight route between Smithton, Tasmania, Australia and Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Smithton Airport (SIO), Smithton, Tasmania, Australia and Grande Cache Airport (YGC), Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,645 miles (or 13,913 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 Smithton Airport and Grande Cache 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 Smithton Airport and Grande Cache Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIO / YSMI |
Airport Name: | Smithton Airport |
Location: | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'6"S by 145°4'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | DIER |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIO |
More Information: | SIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGC / |
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Location: | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°55'0"N by 118°52'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Grande Cache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4112 feet (1,253 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGC |
More Information: | YGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Smithton Airport (SIO):
- The closest airport to Smithton Airport (SIO) is Burnie Airport (BWT), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of SIO.
- The furthest airport from Smithton Airport (SIO) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Smithton Airport (meaning Smithton Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Smithton Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Smithton 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.
- Smithton Airport (SIO) has 2 runways.
Facts about Grande Cache Airport (YGC):
- In addition to being known as "Grande Cache Airport", another name for YGC is "CEQ5".
- Because of Grande Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YGC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YGC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) SE of YGC.
- The furthest airport from Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Grande Cache Airport (YGC) currently has only 1 runway.