Nonstop flight route between Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(64°17'56"N by 96°4'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E)
Distance from YBK to HFT:
2,682.11 miles (4,316.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baker Lake Airport (YBK), Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,682 miles (or 4,316 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 Baker Lake Airport and Hammerfest 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 Baker Lake Airport and Hammerfest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBK / CYBK |
| Airport Name: | Baker Lake Airport |
| Location: | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'56"N by 96°4'40"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBK |
| More Information: | YBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFT / ENHF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E |
| Area Served: | Hammerfest |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HFT |
| More Information: | HFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Baker Lake Airport (YBK):
- Because of Baker Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Baker Lake 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 Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 159 miles (257 kilometers) SE of YBK.
- The furthest airport from Baker Lake Airport (YBK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,964 miles (16,036 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Baker Lake Airport (YBK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hammerfest Airport (HFT):
- The terminal has a capacity for 250 passengers per hour.
- In addition to being known as "Hammerfest Airport", another name for HFT is "Hammerfest lufthavn".
- Because of Hammerfest Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Hammerfest 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 mid-1960s saw several proposals for regional airports in Finnmark.
- Hammerfest Airport handled 120,503 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Hasvik Airport (HAA), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of HFT.
- The first plans for serving Hammerfest with an airline route was launched in a government plan from 1933.
- The furthest airport from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Widerøe Dash 8-103 aircraft LN-WIK underwent a hard landing on 1 May 2005.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 159.47 miles (256.64 km) SE | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 175.67 miles (282.70 km) ESE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 178.64 miles (287.49 km) SE | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 230.36 miles (370.73 km) SSE | Arviat Airport (YEK) | Arviat, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 299.70 miles (482.32 km) N | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 321.71 miles (517.75 km) ENE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 339.86 miles (546.96 km) NNE | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 356.02 miles (572.96 km) SW | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 368.78 miles (593.49 km) N | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 381.26 miles (613.57 km) E | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 389.76 miles (627.26 km) S | Churchill Airport (YYQ) | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 394.60 miles (635.04 km) SSW | Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) | Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 413.48 miles (665.44 km) NNW | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 417.54 miles (671.97 km) W | Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) | Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 430.86 miles (693.41 km) SSW | Lac Brochet Airport (XLB) | Lac Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,964.25 miles (16,035.87 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,961.58 miles (16,031.57 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,959.76 miles (16,028.63 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,939.48 miles (15,996.00 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,913.64 miles (15,954.41 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,889.34 miles (15,915.31 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,828.90 miles (15,818.05 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,827.27 miles (15,815.41 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,815.31 miles (15,796.17 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,788.76 miles (15,753.44 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,729.65 miles (15,658.31 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,639.31 miles (15,512.92 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,637.89 miles (15,510.64 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,637.72 miles (15,510.36 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,616.32 miles (15,475.92 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.56 miles (60.45 km) WSW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 2 | 49.10 miles (79.02 km) S | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 3 | 52.07 miles (83.80 km) SE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 4 | 57.22 miles (92.08 km) ENE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 5 | 88.38 miles (142.24 km) SW | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 6 | 97.24 miles (156.49 km) ENE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 7 | 122.74 miles (197.54 km) E | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 8 | 130.88 miles (210.64 km) WSW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 9 | 138.03 miles (222.14 km) E | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 10 | 149.42 miles (240.47 km) ESE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 159.70 miles (257.01 km) ESE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 12 | 160.08 miles (257.62 km) S | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 13 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) SW | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) SE | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 15 | 171.34 miles (275.75 km) E | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,456.39 miles (16,827.89 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,419.30 miles (16,768.20 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,395.45 miles (16,729.81 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,392.22 miles (16,724.61 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,349.24 miles (16,655.45 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,334.71 miles (16,632.07 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,311.06 miles (16,594.00 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,308.53 miles (16,589.94 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,300.98 miles (16,577.78 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,292.32 miles (16,563.85 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,277.65 miles (16,540.24 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,273.92 miles (16,534.22 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,263.91 miles (16,518.13 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,254.99 miles (16,503.77 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,233.24 miles (16,468.76 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |