Nonstop flight route between Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada and Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kugaaruk Airport (YBB), Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada and Guernsey Airport (GCI), Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,044 miles (or 4,899 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 Kugaaruk Airport and Guernsey 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 Kugaaruk Airport and Guernsey Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBB / CYBB |
| Airport Name: | Kugaaruk Airport |
| Location: | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°32'8"N by 89°48'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBB |
| More Information: | YBB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCI / EGJB |
| Airport Name: | Guernsey Airport |
| Location: | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W |
| Area Served: | Guernsey |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCI |
| More Information: | GCI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kugaaruk Airport (YBB):
- Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,882 miles (15,903 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of YBB.
- Because of Kugaaruk Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugaaruk 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.
Facts about Guernsey Airport (GCI):
- The furthest airport from Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Guernsey Airport (meaning Guernsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Guernsey Airport handled 886,396 passengers last year.
- A large number of single and twin-engined light and business aircraft are based at the airport.
- Flybe are unable to operate their Embraer 195 aircraft into Guernsey due to the low strength of the runway, and elected to operate the smaller de Havilland Dash 8s.
- Because of Guernsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Guernsey 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 Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Jersey Airport (JER), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of GCI.
