Nonstop flight route between Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Atwater, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(54°36'38"N by 97°45'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W)
Distance from YCR to MER:
1,602.92 miles (2,579.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR), Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,603 miles (or 2,580 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 relatively short distance between Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport and Castle Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCR / CYCR |
| Airport Name: | Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport |
| Location: | Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°36'38"N by 97°45'36"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 707 feet (215 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCR |
| More Information: | YCR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MER / KMER |
| Airport Name: | Castle Airport |
| Location: | Atwater, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MER |
| More Information: | MER Maps & Info |
Facts about Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR):
- Because of Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport's relatively low elevation of 707 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair 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.
- Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,307 miles (16,587 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Jenpeg Airport (ZJG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of YCR.
Facts about Castle Airport (MER):
- In 2004, recommendations were made to relocate the 129th Rescue Wing of the California Air National Guard and its associated HC-130, MC-130 and HH-60 aircraft from Moffett Federal Airfield to the former Castle Air Force Base, now Castle Airport.
- The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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.
- It serves one school, Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, which specializes in training foreign pilots, from the People's Republic of China.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- EPA investigations have been completed at multiple areas of contamination including landfills, discharge areas, chemical disposal areas, fire training areas, fuel spill areas, and polychlorinated biphenyl spill areas.
- Castle Airport is a public use airport located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Merced, a city in Merced County, California, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.10 miles (21.09 km) WSW | Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) | Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada |     |
| 2 | 45.21 miles (72.76 km) S | Norway House Airport (YNE) | Norway House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 3 | 48.97 miles (78.80 km) N | Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) | Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 82.59 miles (132.91 km) N | Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 5 | 101.35 miles (163.11 km) ENE | Oxford House Airport (YOH) | Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 110.15 miles (177.28 km) NNE | Kelsey Airport (KES) | Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 113.30 miles (182.34 km) S | Poplar River Airport (XPP) | Poplar River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 8 | 119.92 miles (193.00 km) ENE | Knee Lake Airport (YKE) | Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 9 | 120.50 miles (193.92 km) WSW | Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD) | Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 10 | 121.42 miles (195.41 km) NNE | York Landing Airport (ZAC) | York Landing, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 128.78 miles (207.26 km) ESE | St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) | St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 130.36 miles (209.80 km) NE | Ilford Airport (ILF) | Ilford, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 130.91 miles (210.68 km) E | Gods Lake Narrows Airport (YGO) | Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 135.81 miles (218.56 km) ESE | Island Lake Airport (YIV) | Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 141.40 miles (227.56 km) WSW | The Pas Airport (YQD) | The Pas, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,306.56 miles (16,586.76 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,287.89 miles (16,556.71 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,282.74 miles (16,548.42 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,263.74 miles (16,517.85 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,256.09 miles (16,505.54 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,203.05 miles (16,420.18 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,185.07 miles (16,391.25 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,178.29 miles (16,380.33 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,166.56 miles (16,361.46 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,105.56 miles (16,263.28 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,049.01 miles (16,172.28 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,030.49 miles (16,142.47 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,009.98 miles (16,109.47 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,985.01 miles (16,069.28 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,980.69 miles (16,062.32 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) SSE | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| 2 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.51 miles (44.27 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 4 | 29.78 miles (47.92 km) W | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.69 miles (73.53 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 51.03 miles (82.13 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.32 miles (92.24 km) SW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 9 | 60.88 miles (97.98 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.71 miles (100.91 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 11 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 71.93 miles (115.77 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.75 miles (120.29 km) W | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 75.76 miles (121.93 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,311.72 miles (18,204.41 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,301.64 miles (18,188.18 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,273.49 miles (18,142.87 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,260.93 miles (18,122.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,205.02 miles (18,032.69 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,196.39 miles (18,018.79 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,137.28 miles (17,923.67 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,111.96 miles (17,882.92 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,011.03 miles (17,720.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.22 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,993.21 miles (17,691.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,972.89 miles (17,659.11 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,963.56 miles (17,644.10 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,945.21 miles (17,614.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,920.84 miles (17,575.35 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |