Nonstop flight route between Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and East London, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(58°23'29"N by 109°30'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E)
Distance from XCL to ELS:
9,807.22 miles (15,783.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cluff Lake Airport (XCL), Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,807 miles (or 15,783 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 Cluff Lake Airport and East London 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 Cluff Lake Airport and East London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°23'29"N by 109°30'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Areva Resources Canada Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1103 feet (336 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCL |
| More Information: | XCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
| Airport Name: | East London Airport |
| Location: | East London, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
| Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
| More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cluff Lake Airport (XCL):
- The closest airport to Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) is Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) WNW of XCL.
- The furthest airport from Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,862 miles (15,871 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Cluff Lake Airport", another name for XCL is "CJS3".
- Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
- East London Airport is an airport serving East London, a city in the Eastern Cape province on the southeast coast of South Africa.
- The airport was renamed in 1994.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
- Passenger flights were undertaken by two de Havilland Moth planes on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays, weather permitting.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.25 miles (101.80 km) WNW | Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 88.84 miles (142.98 km) NNE | Uranium City Airport (YBE) | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 3 | 105.83 miles (170.31 km) NE | Fond-du-Lac Airport (ZFD) | Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 135.75 miles (218.47 km) SSW | Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 141.93 miles (228.41 km) NW | Fort Smith Airport (YSM) | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 144.21 miles (232.08 km) ENE | Stony Rapids Airport (YSF) | Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 7 | 180.90 miles (291.13 km) SSE | Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 8 | 197.20 miles (317.36 km) E | Points North Landing Airport (YNL) | Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 9 | 212.11 miles (341.36 km) E | Collins Bay Airport (YKC) | Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 226.57 miles (364.63 km) SSE | Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 231.40 miles (372.41 km) E | Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) | Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 12 | 241.15 miles (388.09 km) NW | Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 261.07 miles (420.15 km) ENE | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 267.83 miles (431.03 km) SSW | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 275.57 miles (443.48 km) SE | La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC) | La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,861.88 miles (15,871.11 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 9,807.22 miles (15,783.15 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,804.82 miles (15,779.28 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,791.46 miles (15,757.78 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,790.34 miles (15,755.99 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 9,785.74 miles (15,748.58 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,774.44 miles (15,730.39 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,767.73 miles (15,719.59 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,767.37 miles (15,719.02 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 9,765.12 miles (15,715.40 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,753.91 miles (15,697.36 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,750.71 miles (15,692.20 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,743.41 miles (15,680.46 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 9,741.08 miles (15,676.71 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,739.52 miles (15,674.20 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) WSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 114.31 miles (183.96 km) NNE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 3 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) WSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 210.82 miles (339.28 km) NE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 221.32 miles (356.17 km) N | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 222.73 miles (358.45 km) NNE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) N | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 228.78 miles (368.18 km) N | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 247.37 miles (398.09 km) N | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 269.67 miles (433.99 km) NNE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 279.14 miles (449.23 km) NNE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 286.72 miles (461.43 km) NNW | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 13 | 289.10 miles (465.25 km) N | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 305.60 miles (491.81 km) NE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) WSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,568.58 miles (18,617.79 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,567.16 miles (18,615.49 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,563.78 miles (18,610.05 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,562.20 miles (18,607.51 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,561.78 miles (18,606.84 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,558.95 miles (18,602.28 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,558.59 miles (18,601.70 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,558.30 miles (18,601.24 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,556.31 miles (18,598.04 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,549.72 miles (18,587.42 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,545.26 miles (18,580.25 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,543.40 miles (18,577.26 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,541.15 miles (18,573.63 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |