Nonstop flight route between Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Seymour Airport (GPS), Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,230 miles (or 6,808 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 Creek Airport and Seymour 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 Creek Airport and Seymour Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDQ / CYDQ |
Airport Name: | Dawson Creek Airport |
Location: | Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°44'31"N by 120°10'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dawson Creek |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2148 feet (655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDQ |
More Information: | YDQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPS / SEGS |
Airport Name: | Seymour Airport |
Location: | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'14"S by 90°15'56"W |
Area Served: | Baltra, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 207 feet (63 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GPS |
More Information: | GPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ):
- Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) is Fort St. John Airport (YXJ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) NNW of YDQ.
- The furthest airport from Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,246 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
Facts about Seymour Airport (GPS):
- The closest airport to Seymour Airport (GPS) is San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SE of GPS.
- Because of Seymour Airport's relatively low elevation of 207 feet, planes can take off or land at Seymour 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 Seymour Airport (GPS) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
- Seymour Airport (GPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 207 feet above mean sea level.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline and the Panama Canal against Japanese submarines.