Nonstop flight route between Los Cabos, Mexico and Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), Los Cabos, Mexico and Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,372 miles (or 5,426 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 Los Cabos International Airport and Iqaluit 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 Los Cabos International Airport and Iqaluit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Los Cabos International Airport (SJD):

• The furthest airport from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,934 miles (19,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Los Cabos International Airport", another name for SJD is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos".
• Terminal 1 operates both domestic and international flights.
• The closest airport to Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) is Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNW of SJD.
• Because of Los Cabos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Cabos International 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.
• In 2013, the airport handled 3,387,400 passengers, representing an 12.2% increase over 2012.
• Terminal 3 is presently not being used during current phase of Terminal 4 construction.

Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):

• With the introduction of the intercontinental Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, fewer airlines stopped at Iqaluit.
• Through the 1960s, Nordair was the main airline serving Frobisher Bay from Montreal, 1,100 nautical miles to the south.
• Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Iqaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Iqaluit 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 Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.
• The furthest airport from Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,428 miles (16,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the 1980s, Canada's airline industry was in transition, with Air Canada and Canadian Airlines rapidly buying up regional operators.
• There is a persistent but false rumour that Iqaluit Airport is one of the emergency landing sites for NASA's Space Shuttle, due to the length of its runway and its geographic location.