Nonstop flight route between West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Idiofa Airport (IDF), Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,399 miles (or 13,516 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 Yellowstone Airport and Idiofa 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 Yellowstone Airport and Idiofa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS |
Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport |
Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W |
Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | State of Montana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WYS |
More Information: | WYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDF / FZCB |
Airport Name: | Idiofa Airport |
Location: | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°0'0"S by 19°36'0"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2299 feet (701 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IDF |
More Information: | IDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Aerial Fire Center is located two miles north of the Yellowstone National Park Gateway community of West Yellowstone, MT, 90 miles south of Bozeman, MT and 100 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- West Yellowstone jumpers and tanker are considered national resources.
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
- The town of West Yellowstone is located at the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
Facts about Idiofa Airport (IDF):
- The closest airport to Idiofa Airport (IDF) is Kikwit Airport (KKW), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of IDF.
- The furthest airport from Idiofa Airport (IDF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Idiofa Airport (meaning Idiofa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,141 miles (19,539 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.