Nonstop flight route between Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC), Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada and Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,309 miles (or 3,716 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 Drayton Valley Industrial Airport and Charlottetown Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDC / |
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Location: | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°15'56"N by 114°57'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Drayton Valley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2776 feet (846 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDC |
More Information: | YDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYG / CYYG |
Airport Name: | Charlottetown Airport |
Location: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°17'21"N by 63°7'9"W |
Area Served: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYG |
More Information: | YYG Maps & Info |
Facts about Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC):
- Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) E of YDC.
- In addition to being known as "Drayton Valley Industrial Airport", another name for YDC is "CER3".
- The furthest airport from Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,273 miles (16,533 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):
- Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
- Throughout this time, Upton Airport received the first air mail service in Canada.
- With the recent completion of a $2.1 million expansion that includes customs facilities, Delta Air Lines had added flights to Charlottetown from New York.
- Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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.
- On February 28, 1999 the Department of Transport transferred operational and financial responsibility for the Charlottetown Airport to the Charlottetown Airport Authority under a 60-year lease arrangement.
- Following the end of World War II, the military presence at the airport diminished by late 1945 and the base was decommissioned and transferred from the RCAF to the federal Department of Transport on February 1, 1946, returning the airfield to civilian use.
- The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
- The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.