Nonstop flight route between Arviat, Nunavut, Canada and Xianyang, Shaanxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(61°5'38"N by 94°4'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°26'48"N by 108°45'5"E)
Distance from YEK to XIY:
5,711.23 miles (9,191.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arviat Airport (YEK), Arviat, Nunavut, Canada and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), Xianyang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,711 miles (or 9,191 kilometers).
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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: | XIY / ZLXY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'48"N by 108°45'5"E |
| Area Served: | Xi'an |
| Operator/Owner: | XXIA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XIY |
| More Information: | XIY Maps & Info |
Facts about Arviat Airport (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.
- 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.
- Arviat Airport (YEK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY):
- Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is the main airport serving Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi Province.
- The airport is located within the administrative area of Xianyang city, which gives the airport its name.
- Xi'an Xianyang International Airport handled 23,420,654 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) is La Unión Airport (LUI), which is nearly antipodal to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (meaning Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Unión Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed].
- Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Xi'an Xianyang International Airport", other names for XIY include "西安咸阳国际机场" and "Xī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) is Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of XIY.
- Terminal 3 and the second runway were opened on 3 May 2012, increasing the airport's capacity to more than 33 million passengers a year.
| 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 | 21.57 miles (34.71 km) ESE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 2 | 113.79 miles (183.13 km) NW | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 3 | 120.59 miles (194.07 km) S | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 137.85 miles (221.85 km) ENE | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 5 | 138.43 miles (222.78 km) SW | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 6 | 157.90 miles (254.11 km) NNE | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 7 | 207.84 miles (334.49 km) E | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 215.00 miles (346.01 km) SSE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 226.04 miles (363.77 km) SW | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 241.61 miles (388.83 km) SSW | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 244.06 miles (392.77 km) ESE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 12 | 252.82 miles (406.87 km) S | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 13 | 258.73 miles (416.39 km) SE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 260.44 miles (419.14 km) NNE | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 15 | 266.30 miles (428.57 km) SSW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,412.24 miles (19,975.51 km) ESE | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 2 | 12,359.28 miles (19,890.28 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,332.51 miles (19,847.20 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,317.58 miles (19,823.17 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,282.82 miles (19,767.23 km) SSE | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,274.55 miles (19,753.92 km) W | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,256.78 miles (19,725.32 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,246.52 miles (19,708.82 km) SSE | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,221.87 miles (19,669.15 km) SSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,201.20 miles (19,635.88 km) S | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,182.10 miles (19,605.14 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,167.30 miles (19,581.32 km) SSE | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,144.41 miles (19,544.48 km) WSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,131.08 miles (19,523.03 km) SW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,128.55 miles (19,518.96 km) SSE | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |