Nonstop flight route between Weipa, Queensland, Australia and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(12°40'42"S by 141°55'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(68°32'8"N by 89°48'19"W)
Distance from WEI to YBB:
7,957.76 miles (12,806.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Weipa Airport (WEI), Weipa, Queensland, Australia and Kugaaruk Airport (YBB), Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,958 miles (or 12,807 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 Weipa Airport and Kugaaruk 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 Weipa Airport and Kugaaruk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WEI / YBWP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Weipa, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°40'42"S by 141°55'31"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Rio Tinto Aluminium Weipa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WEI |
| More Information: | WEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBB / CYBB |
| Airport Name: | Kugaaruk Airport |
| Location: | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°32'8"N by 89°48'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBB |
| More Information: | YBB Maps & Info |
Facts about Weipa Airport (WEI):
- In addition to being known as "Weipa Airport", another name for WEI is "YWBP".
- Weipa Airport handled 58,888 passengers last year.
- Because of Weipa Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Weipa 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 Weipa Airport (WEI) is Agnew Airport (AGW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of WEI.
- The furthest airport from Weipa Airport (WEI) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- Weipa Airport (WEI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kugaaruk Airport (YBB):
- Because of Kugaaruk Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugaaruk 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 Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,882 miles (15,903 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of YBB.
- Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.81 miles (64.07 km) NNE | Agnew Airport (AGW) | Agnew, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 48.64 miles (78.29 km) SSW | Aurukun Airport (AUU) | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 93.27 miles (150.10 km) E | Lockhart River Airport (IRG) | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 109.65 miles (176.47 km) SE | Coen Airport (CUQ) | Coen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 124.72 miles (200.72 km) NNE | Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 146.65 miles (236.01 km) N | Horn Island Airport (HID) | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 154.71 miles (248.98 km) S | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 170.73 miles (274.75 km) N | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 175.53 miles (282.48 km) N | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 194.29 miles (312.68 km) S | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 197.40 miles (317.68 km) NNE | Coconut Island (CNC) | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 201.30 miles (323.96 km) NNE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 238.89 miles (384.45 km) N | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 239.31 miles (385.13 km) NE | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 262.99 miles (423.24 km) NNE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,521.21 miles (18,541.54 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,515.75 miles (18,532.76 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,512.09 miles (18,526.87 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,501.26 miles (18,509.44 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,476.45 miles (18,469.50 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,446.44 miles (18,421.22 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,425.82 miles (18,388.03 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,393.23 miles (18,335.58 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,388.06 miles (18,327.27 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,332.05 miles (18,237.12 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,322.02 miles (18,220.98 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,320.98 miles (18,219.31 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 11,300.48 miles (18,186.31 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,299.47 miles (18,184.69 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,240.61 miles (18,089.96 km) ENE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 116.44 miles (187.40 km) NW | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 152.59 miles (245.57 km) W | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 168.26 miles (270.78 km) SE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 206.20 miles (331.84 km) ENE | Igloolik Airport (YGT) | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 215.80 miles (347.29 km) E | Hall Beach Airport (YUX) | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 327.07 miles (526.37 km) NNE | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 328.89 miles (529.29 km) NNE | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 339.86 miles (546.96 km) SSW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 348.74 miles (561.25 km) SSE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 359.44 miles (578.45 km) S | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 383.72 miles (617.53 km) WNW | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 393.72 miles (633.63 km) NE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 400.93 miles (645.23 km) S | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 441.23 miles (710.10 km) NNW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 442.25 miles (711.73 km) SSW | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,881.60 miles (15,902.85 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,862.46 miles (15,872.05 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,855.51 miles (15,860.87 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,834.90 miles (15,827.70 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,810.18 miles (15,787.91 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,801.47 miles (15,773.89 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,745.38 miles (15,683.63 km) W | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,731.27 miles (15,660.92 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,721.58 miles (15,645.32 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,720.47 miles (15,643.55 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,709.80 miles (15,626.37 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,683.71 miles (15,584.39 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,677.87 miles (15,574.98 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,674.58 miles (15,569.68 km) WSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,671.11 miles (15,564.10 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |