Nonstop flight route between Lichinga, Mozambique and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lichinga Airport (VXC), Lichinga, Mozambique and Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM), Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,288 miles (or 13,338 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 Lichinga Airport and Sault Ste. Marie 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 Lichinga Airport and Sault Ste. Marie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VXC / FQLC |
Airport Name: | Lichinga Airport |
Location: | Lichinga, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°16'26"S by 35°15'59"E |
Area Served: | Lichinga |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4505 feet (1,373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VXC |
More Information: | VXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAM / CYAM |
Airport Name: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport |
Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°29'5"N by 84°30'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAM |
More Information: | YAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Lichinga Airport (VXC):
- The furthest airport from Lichinga Airport (VXC) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,622 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Lichinga Airport's high elevation of 4,505 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lichinga Airport (VXC) is Salima Airport (LMB), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SW of VXC.
- Lichinga Airport (VXC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM):
- The furthest airport from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,093 miles (17,853 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Sault Ste. Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Sault Ste. Marie 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 2010, the airport ranked 34th among Canadian airports for total number of aircraft movements, with 51,279 movements.
- The Canadian government opened the airport in 1961 and operated it until 1998, when it handed control over to the newly formed Sault Ste.
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YAM.