Nonstop flight route between Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada and Port Angeles, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chilliwack Airport (YCW), Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada and CGAS Port Angeles (NOW), Port Angeles, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 97 miles (or 156 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 Chilliwack Airport and CGAS Port Angeles, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCW / CYCW |
| Airport Name: | Chilliwack Airport |
| Location: | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°9'10"N by 121°56'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Magnum Management Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCW |
| More Information: | YCW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOW / KNOW |
| Airport Name: | CGAS Port Angeles |
| Location: | Port Angeles, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°8'26"N by 123°24'38"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from NOW |
| More Information: | NOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Chilliwack Airport (YCW):
- The closest airport to Chilliwack Airport (YCW) is Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of YCW.
- The Airport Coffee Shop is still well known among pilots and Chilliwack residents for its food, especially its pies and hamburgers.
- Because of Chilliwack Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chilliwack 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 furthest airport from Chilliwack Airport (YCW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,666 miles (17,166 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Chilliwack Airport (YCW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is used by private pilots and by commercial air operators.
Facts about CGAS Port Angeles (NOW):
- Because of CGAS Port Angeles's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at CGAS Port Angeles 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.
- Air Station Port Angeles is the US Coast Guard's oldest operational air station, in operation since 1935 and today supports three MH-65C Dolphin helicopters, which have been operating at the station since 1984.
- The closest airport to CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is William R. Fairchild International AirportPort Angeles Army Airfield (CLM), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NOW.
- Its general operational area is the central and eastern parts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from Pillar Point to the south of Whidbey Island.
- The furthest airport from CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,757 miles (17,311 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- US Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles is located at the end of the Ediz Hook peninsula in Port Angeles, Washington, above the Olympic National Park.
- The Coast Guard’s presence in Port Angeles began 136 years ago on August 1, 1862 with the arrival of the SHUBRICK, the first Revenue Cutter to be home ported on the Olympic Peninsula.
- In 1946, the first helicopter, a Sikorsky HO3S-1G arrived.
