Nonstop flight route between Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada and Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kugaaruk Airport (YBB), Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada and Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,963 miles (or 4,768 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 Hatfield Aerodrome, 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 Hatfield Aerodrome. 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: | HTF / EGTH |
| Airport Name: | Hatfield Aerodrome |
| Location: | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'56"N by 0°15'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | de Havilland Aircraft Company (1930 - 1960) Hawker Siddeley (1960 - 1977) British Aerospace (1977 - closure) |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 254 feet (77 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HTF |
| More Information: | HTF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kugaaruk Airport (YBB):
- Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of YBB.
- 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.
- 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 Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF):
- The 146 first flew in 1981 and production of some components, final assembly and flight testing of the first two series of the aircraft was based at Hatfield during the early and mid 1980s.
- The airfield closed but was later used as a film set for Saving Private Ryan and the television series Band of Brothers.
- Because of Hatfield Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 254 feet, planes can take off or land at Hatfield Aerodrome 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 Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,860 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The full trail is around 4 km long and takes around 90 minutes to walk.
- The closest airport to Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is London Luton Airport (LTN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of HTF.
- The redevelopment of the main airfield site commenced in the late 1990s.
- Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) has 2 runways.
- The ICAO code, EGTH, has subsequently been reallocated to Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
