Nonstop flight route between Arviat, Nunavut, Canada and Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(61°5'38"N by 94°4'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°13'56"N by 72°29'23"W)
Distance from YEK to MCJ:
3,614.21 miles (5,816.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arviat Airport (YEK), Arviat, Nunavut, Canada and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,614 miles (or 5,816 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 Arviat Airport and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEK / CYEK |
| Airport Name: | Arviat Airport |
| Location: | Arviat, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°5'38"N by 94°4'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YEK |
| More Information: | YEK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCJ / SKLM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'56"N by 72°29'23"W |
| Area Served: | Albania |
| Operator/Owner: | Cerrejon LLC. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCJ |
| More Information: | MCJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Arviat Airport (YEK):
- Because of Arviat Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Arviat 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 Arviat Airport (YEK) is Whale Cove Airport (YXN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) NNE of YEK.
- The furthest airport from Arviat Airport (YEK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,158 miles (16,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Arviat Airport (YEK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ):
- La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (meaning La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport", another name for MCJ is "Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs".
- The closest airport to La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) is Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NW of MCJ.
- Because of La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 92.76 miles (149.29 km) NNE | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 134.56 miles (216.56 km) NNE | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 162.70 miles (261.83 km) S | Churchill Airport (YYQ) | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 189.19 miles (304.46 km) NNE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 225.50 miles (362.91 km) SW | Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) | Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 230.36 miles (370.73 km) NNW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 308.33 miles (496.21 km) WSW | Lac Brochet Airport (XLB) | Lac Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 8 | 310.72 miles (500.06 km) W | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 328.03 miles (527.91 km) S | Gillam Airport (YGX) | Gillam, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 10 | 343.34 miles (552.55 km) SSW | South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) | South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 346.37 miles (557.42 km) SW | Brochet Airport (YBT) | Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 352.78 miles (567.75 km) S | Ilford Airport (ILF) | Ilford, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 353.28 miles (568.55 km) SSW | York Landing Airport (ZAC) | York Landing, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 360.20 miles (579.68 km) SSW | Kelsey Airport (KES) | Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 368.45 miles (592.97 km) SSE | Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) | Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,157.91 miles (16,347.53 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,152.57 miles (16,338.93 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,150.89 miles (16,336.23 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,135.32 miles (16,311.18 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,109.17 miles (16,269.10 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,078.63 miles (16,219.95 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,026.79 miles (16,136.52 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,024.10 miles (16,132.18 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,012.13 miles (16,112.92 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,965.24 miles (16,037.47 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,931.00 miles (15,982.36 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,843.24 miles (15,841.12 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,838.09 miles (15,832.83 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,819.45 miles (15,802.84 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,806.34 miles (15,781.73 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.82 miles (57.65 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 2 | 69.61 miles (112.03 km) SE | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) SW | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 100.83 miles (162.28 km) SE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 118.24 miles (190.29 km) W | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 6 | 157.12 miles (252.86 km) W | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 7 | 160.41 miles (258.16 km) SSE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 162.80 miles (262.01 km) ENE | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 184.03 miles (296.17 km) SE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 188.60 miles (303.53 km) SSE | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 188.90 miles (304.01 km) ENE | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 12 | 190.68 miles (306.86 km) E | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 204.23 miles (328.68 km) SSE | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 207.36 miles (333.71 km) S | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 212.28 miles (341.64 km) WSW | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,166.88 miles (19,580.65 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,163.66 miles (19,575.46 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,145.64 miles (19,546.47 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,137.46 miles (19,533.29 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,126.54 miles (19,515.72 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,119.63 miles (19,504.61 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,091.08 miles (19,458.66 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,083.47 miles (19,446.41 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,079.16 miles (19,439.47 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,044.82 miles (19,384.22 km) SW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,015.06 miles (19,336.31 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,993.32 miles (19,301.33 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,989.29 miles (19,294.84 km) SW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,953.90 miles (19,237.88 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |