Nonstop flight route between British Columbia, Canada and Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Bay Airport (YAL), British Columbia, Canada and Williams Harbour Airport (YWM), Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,931 miles (or 4,716 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 Alert Bay Airport and Williams Harbour 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 Alert Bay Airport and Williams Harbour Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAL / CYAL |
Airport Name: | Alert Bay Airport |
Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°34'55"N by 126°54'56"W |
Operator/Owner: | Corporation of Village of Alert Bay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAL |
More Information: | YAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWM / |
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Location: | Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°34'3"N by 55°47'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWM |
More Information: | YWM Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Bay Airport (YAL):
- Alert Bay Airport (YAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Alert Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert Bay 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 Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,675 miles (17,179 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is Port McNeill Airport (YMP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of YAL.
Facts about Williams Harbour Airport (YWM):
- Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,179 miles (17,991 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Williams Harbour Airport", another name for YWM is "CCA6".
- Because of Williams Harbour Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Williams Harbour 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 Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) is St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of YWM.