Nonstop flight route between Tidjikja, Mauritania and Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tidjikja Airport (TIY), Tidjikja, Mauritania and Yakataga Airport (CYT), Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,355 miles (or 10,228 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 Tidjikja Airport and Yakataga 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 Tidjikja Airport and Yakataga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIY / GQND |
Airport Name: | Tidjikja Airport |
Location: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'12"N by 11°25'23"W |
Area Served: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1316 feet (401 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIY |
More Information: | TIY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYT / PACY |
Airport Name: | Yakataga Airport |
Location: | Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°4'54"N by 142°29'36"W |
Area Served: | Yakataga, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Aviation Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYT |
More Information: | CYT Maps & Info |
Facts about Tidjikja Airport (TIY):
- The closest airport to Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of TIY.
- The furthest airport from Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY), which is nearly antipodal to Tidjikja Airport (meaning Tidjikja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillon's Bay Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu.
- Tidjikja Airport (TIY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Yakataga Airport (CYT):
- Yakataga Airport (CYT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yakataga Airport (CYT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,555 miles (16,987 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Yakataga Airport (CYT) is Icy Bay Airport (ICY), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of CYT.
- Because of Yakataga Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakataga 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.
- Yakataga Airport covers an area of 1,115 acres at an elevation of 12 feet above mean sea level.