Nonstop flight route between Dunkerque, France and Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK), Dunkerque, France and Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,569 miles (or 5,744 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield and Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield and Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XDK / LFAK | 
| Airport Name: | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield | 
| Location: | Dunkerque, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°2'31"N by 2°33'11"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Intercommunal des Dunes de Flandre | 
| Airport Type: | Restricted use | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XDK | 
| More Information: | XDK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSY / CYSY | 
| Airport Name: | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport | 
| Location: | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSY | 
| More Information: | YSY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK):
- The furthest airport from Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield's relatively low elevation of -3 feet, planes can take off or land at Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of XDK.
Facts about Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY):
- The closest airport to Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) S of YSY.
- Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,780 miles (15,739 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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.




