Nonstop flight route between South Lake Tahoe, California, United States and Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°21'38"N by 124°4'32"W)
Distance from TVL to YPC:
2,110.47 miles (3,396.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States and Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,110 miles (or 3,396 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 Lake Tahoe Airport and Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL |
| Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
| Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
| More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPC / CYPC |
| Airport Name: | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport |
| Location: | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°21'38"N by 124°4'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPC |
| More Information: | YPC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- The Lake Tahoe area is currently served by Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Sacramento International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
- The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
- This high elevation airport in the Sierra Nevada just south of Lake Tahoe opened in 1959 with a 5900-ft runway.
Facts about Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC):
- Because of Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) 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 Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) is Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK), which is located 170 miles (274 kilometers) SSW of YPC.
- The furthest airport from Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,731 miles (15,661 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) ENE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) NE | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 30.44 miles (48.99 km) NNW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 42.46 miles (68.34 km) WSW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 43.55 miles (70.09 km) NNE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 46.49 miles (74.82 km) NW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 7 | 58.55 miles (94.22 km) W | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 8 | 63.82 miles (102.70 km) SSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 9 | 74.02 miles (119.13 km) WSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 10 | 77.24 miles (124.31 km) ESE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 77.29 miles (124.38 km) W | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 12 | 78.37 miles (126.12 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) ENE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 79.15 miles (127.38 km) WNW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 84.96 miles (136.74 km) WSW | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,214.25 miles (18,047.54 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,192.69 miles (18,012.84 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,164.60 miles (17,967.63 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,153.61 miles (17,949.94 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,111.70 miles (17,882.51 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,099.51 miles (17,862.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,032.78 miles (17,755.50 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,009.47 miles (17,717.98 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,913.43 miles (17,563.42 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,913.17 miles (17,563.00 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,897.53 miles (17,537.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,865.63 miles (17,486.49 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,858.53 miles (17,475.07 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,843.44 miles (17,450.78 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,820.56 miles (17,413.97 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 169.99 miles (273.57 km) SSW | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 2 | 176.53 miles (284.10 km) NE | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) N | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 217.48 miles (350.00 km) W | Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (YUB) | Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 245.51 miles (395.12 km) WSW | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 246.25 miles (396.31 km) SSW | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 248.97 miles (400.67 km) ESE | Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 283.83 miles (456.77 km) W | Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK) | Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 287.20 miles (462.21 km) S | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 290.96 miles (468.25 km) SSW | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 305.32 miles (491.37 km) WSW | Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 310.10 miles (499.06 km) S | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 406.14 miles (653.61 km) SSE | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 417.15 miles (671.34 km) W | Old Crow Airport (YOC) | Old Crow, Yukon, Canada | |
| 15 | 425.35 miles (684.53 km) S | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,731.26 miles (15,660.90 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,722.79 miles (15,647.28 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,702.64 miles (15,614.85 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,678.54 miles (15,576.06 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,626.77 miles (15,492.74 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 6 | 9,615.81 miles (15,475.10 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,607.81 miles (15,462.23 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,593.28 miles (15,438.85 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,519.94 miles (15,320.82 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,512.46 miles (15,308.78 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,504.56 miles (15,296.07 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,492.43 miles (15,276.55 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,491.19 miles (15,274.56 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,477.87 miles (15,253.12 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,473.58 miles (15,246.20 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |