Nonstop flight route between Cat Lake, Ontario, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cat Lake Airport (YAC), Cat Lake, Ontario, Canada and Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN), Nelson, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,563 miles (or 13,781 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 Cat Lake Airport and Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū, 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 Cat Lake Airport and Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAC / CYAC |
| Airport Name: | Cat Lake Airport |
| Location: | Cat Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°43'37"N by 91°49'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1344 feet (410 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAC |
| More Information: | YAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSN / NZNS |
| Airport Name: | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū |
| Location: | Nelson, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'53"S by 173°13'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Nelson Airport Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NSN |
| More Information: | NSN Maps & Info |
Facts about Cat Lake Airport (YAC):
- Cat Lake Airport (YAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cat Lake Airport (YAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,619 miles (17,090 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cat Lake Airport (YAC) is North Spirit Lake Airport (YNO), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NW of YAC.
Facts about Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN):
- The furthest airport from Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) is Bragança Airport (BGC), which is nearly antipodal to Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (meaning Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bragança Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Bragança, Portugal.
- On 17 September 2013, the idea for a potential Auckland, Nelson and Queenstown air link was raised with Air New Zealand's chief executive.
- Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) has 4 runways.
- Because of Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū 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 airport has a single terminal building with 9 tarmac gates.
- Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū handled 776,448 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) is Motueka Aerodrome (MZP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of NSN.
