Nonstop flight route between Dawson City, Yukon, Canada and Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dawson City Airport (YDA), Dawson City, Yukon, Canada and Richards Bay Airport (RCB), Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,967 miles (or 16,040 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 Dawson City Airport and Richards Bay 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 Dawson City Airport and Richards Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDA / CYDA |
Airport Name: | Dawson City Airport |
Location: | Dawson City, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°2'31"N by 139°7'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1215 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDA |
More Information: | YDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCB / FARB |
Airport Name: | Richards Bay Airport |
Location: | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | uMhlathuze Local Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RCB |
More Information: | RCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Dawson City Airport (YDA):
- The furthest airport from Dawson City Airport (YDA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,261 miles (16,513 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Dawson City Airport (YDA) is Eagle Airport (EAA), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) NW of YDA.
- Dawson City Airport (YDA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Richards Bay Airport (RCB):
- Because of Richards Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Richards Bay 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 Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hluhluwe Airport (HLW), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of RCB.
- The furthest airport from Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Richards Bay Airport (RCB) currently has only 1 runway.