Nonstop flight route between Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and Kuruman, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW), Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), Kuruman, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,084 miles (or 14,619 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 Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport and Johan Pienaar 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 Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport and Johan Pienaar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDW / |
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| Location: | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°18'56"N by 103°7'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | North of Sixty Fishing Camps |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1202 feet (366 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YDW |
| More Information: | YDW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMH / FAKU |
| Airport Name: | Johan Pienaar Airport |
| Location: | Kuruman, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°27'24"S by 23°24'41"E |
| Area Served: | Kuruman, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4382 feet (1,336 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMH |
| More Information: | KMH Maps & Info |
Facts about Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW):
- In addition to being known as "Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport", another name for YDW is "CKV4".
- The closest airport to Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) is Stony Rapids Airport (YSF), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) SW of YDW.
- The furthest airport from Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,941 miles (15,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH):
- The furthest airport from Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Pienaar Airport (meaning Johan Pienaar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Kimberley Airport (KIM), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SE of KMH.
- Because of Johan Pienaar Airport's high elevation of 4,382 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) currently has only 1 runway.
