Nonstop flight route between Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Maripasoula, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD), Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Maripasoula Airport (MPY), Maripasoula, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,327 miles (or 6,963 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 Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) and Maripasoula 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 Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) and Maripasoula Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAD / |
Airport Name: | Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) |
Location: | Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°42'0"N by 100°17'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YAD |
More Information: | YAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPY / SOOA |
Airport Name: | Maripasoula Airport |
Location: | Maripasoula, French Guiana |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°39'27"N by 54°2'13"W |
Area Served: | Maripasoula, French Guiana |
Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 377 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPY |
More Information: | MPY Maps & Info |
Facts about Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD):
- Because of Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) 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.
- In the 2011 Census, the Moose Lake population centre had a population of 70031137000000000001,137 living in 7002254000000000000254 of its 7002260000000000000260 total private dwellings.
- The closest airport to Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD) is The Pas Airport (YQD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WNW of YAD.
- Thomas Henry Peacock Lamb, an Englishman from Yorkshire, began a trading post in the community in the year 1900.
- The furthest airport from Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,242 miles (16,483 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Maripasoula Airport (MPY):
- The closest airport to Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NW of MPY.
- Maripasoula Airport (MPY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Maripasoula Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Maripasoula 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 furthest airport from Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Maripasoula Airport (meaning Maripasoula Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,930 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.