Nonstop flight route between Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and Nzagi (Andrada), Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and Nzagi Airport (NZA), Nzagi (Andrada), Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,694 miles (or 10,772 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 Iqaluit Airport and Nzagi 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 Iqaluit Airport and Nzagi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFB / CYFB |
| Airport Name: | Iqaluit Airport |
| Location: | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°45'24"N by 68°33'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YFB |
| More Information: | YFB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZA / FNZG |
| Airport Name: | Nzagi Airport |
| Location: | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°42'59"S by 21°21'28"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2431 feet (741 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZA |
| More Information: | NZA Maps & Info |
Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):
- There are 30 short term parking spaces at the airport.
- In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $40 million to repair the runway, build a new emergency services facility and a new terminal.
- There is a persistent but false rumour that Iqaluit Airport is one of the emergency landing sites for NASA's Space Shuttle, due to the length of its runway and its geographic location.
- The airport serves as a diversion airport on Polar routes.
- With the introduction of the intercontinental Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, fewer airlines stopped at Iqaluit.
- Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iqaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Iqaluit 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 Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,428 miles (16,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.
Facts about Nzagi Airport (NZA):
- The furthest airport from Nzagi Airport (NZA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Nzagi Airport (meaning Nzagi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Nzagi Airport (NZA) is Dundo Airport (DUE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of NZA.
- Nzagi Airport (NZA) currently has only 1 runway.
