Nonstop flight route between Saül, French Guiana and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saül Airport (XAU), Saül, French Guiana and Nanaimo Airport (YCD), Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,160 miles (or 8,304 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 Saül Airport and Nanaimo 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 Saül Airport and Nanaimo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAU / SOOS |
| Airport Name: | Saül Airport |
| Location: | Saül, French Guiana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°36'48"N by 53°12'15"W |
| Area Served: | Saül, French Guiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane |
| Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XAU |
| More Information: | XAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCD / CYCD |
| Airport Name: | Nanaimo Airport |
| Location: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°3'15"N by 123°52'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Nanaimo Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCD |
| More Information: | YCD Maps & Info |
Facts about Saül Airport (XAU):
- The furthest airport from Saül Airport (XAU) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Saül Airport (meaning Saül Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Saül Airport (XAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Saül Airport (XAU) is Maripasoula Airport (MPY), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) W of XAU.
- Because of Saül Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Saül 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.
Facts about Nanaimo Airport (YCD):
- Nanaimo Airport (YCD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,705 miles (17,228 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Nanaimo Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of YCD.
- Nanaimo Airport provides service to Vancouver and the lower mainland with 12 daily flights as well as non-stop daily service to Calgary and 2 flights daily to Seattle.
