Nonstop flight route between Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and Glens Falls, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK), Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL), Glens Falls, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,517 miles (or 4,050 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 Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport and Floyd Bennett Memorial 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 Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport and Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCK / | 
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| Location: | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'15"N by 126°7'42"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YCK | 
| More Information: | YCK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFL / KGFL | 
| Airport Name: | Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Glens Falls, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°20'27"N by 73°36'37"W | 
| Area Served: | Glens Falls, New York | 
| Operator/Owner: | Warren County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GFL | 
| More Information: | GFL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK):
- Because of Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon 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.
 - Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,888 miles (15,913 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - The closest airport to Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) is Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SW of YCK.
 - In addition to being known as "Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport", another name for YCK is "CEB3".
 
Facts about Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL):
- On November 19, 1969, Mohawk Airlines Flight 411 crashed into Pilot Knob Mountain while attempting to land at the conclusion of a flight from Albany.
 - The furthest airport from Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,635 miles (18,725 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Because of Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Floyd Bennett Memorial 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 Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) is Granville Airport (GFR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ENE of GFL.
 - Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) has 2 runways.
 - From 1918 to 1946, the county's only airport, Floyd Bennett Field, was located on what are now the grounds of Queensbury High School.
 
