Nonstop flight route between Tripoli, Libya and Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya and Baker Lake Airport (YBK), Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,735 miles (or 7,619 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 Tripoli International Airport and Baker Lake 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 Tripoli International Airport and Baker Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):

• Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
• The airport closed from March 2011 to October 2011 as a result of United Nations Security Council establishing a no-fly zone over Libya.
• Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli 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 addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".
• With the closure of the National Terminal as part of the construction of the new airport, all flights, international and domestic, leave the airport from the main International Passenger Terminal.
• The airport's Cargo-handling facilities include cranes, heavy fork lifts, roller pallet lifts and conveyor belts.
• Anti-Gaddafi forces captured the airport during their advance on Tripoli on 21 August 2011.
• The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
• Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.

Facts about Baker Lake Airport (YBK):

• The closest airport to Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 159 miles (257 kilometers) SE of YBK.
• Baker Lake Airport (YBK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Baker Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Baker Lake 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 furthest airport from Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,964 miles (16,036 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.