Nonstop flight route between Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV), Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,161 miles (or 5,087 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 Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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 Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV):

• Inuvik Airport is located 6.5 nautical miles east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.
• The furthest airport from Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,927 miles (15,977 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) is Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) W of YEV.
• Because of Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) 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.
• It is also used as a Forward Operating Base for the CF-18 Hornet.

Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• Retired United States Air Force Major-General Junius Wallace Jones served as airport director in the 1950s.
• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• MSY was the hub for short-lived Pride Air, a start-up domestic airline which flew Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s for three months in 1985.
• Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is an international airport in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
• British Airways operated nonstop service to London and Mexico City in the early 1980s with the Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar which was the long range version of the widebody trijet.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• National Airlines was flying into New Orleans by 1938.