Nonstop flight route between Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH), Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,873 miles (or 3,015 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Fort Good Hope Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLC / KSLC |
| Airport Name: | Salt Lake City International Airport |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'17"N by 111°58'40"W |
| Area Served: | Northern Utah area and beyond |
| Operator/Owner: | Salt Lake City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4227 feet (1,288 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLC |
| More Information: | SLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGH / CYGH |
| Airport Name: | Fort Good Hope Airport |
| Location: | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°14'26"N by 128°38'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGH |
| More Information: | YGH Maps & Info |
Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):
- The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
- The airport handled 156,319 metric tonnes of cargo in 2008.
- Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- As air travel became more popular and the United States Air Force established a base at the airport during World War II, a third runway was added.
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
- During the 1980s the airport saw further expansion to both terminals as well as runway extension.
- The airport is owned by Salt Lake City Corporation and is administered by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports.
- The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
- Boeing Aircraft Company operates a manufacturing plant at the airport which manufactures vertical stabilizers and horizontal stabilizers for the Boeing 787 as well as components for the Boeing 737.
Facts about Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH):
- Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,973 miles (16,050 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) is Norman Wells Airport (YVQ), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SE of YGH.
- Because of Fort Good Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Good Hope 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.
