Nonstop flight route between Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada and Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL), Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada and Kirkwall Airport (KOI), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,176 miles (or 5,111 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 Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome and Kirkwall 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 Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome and Kirkwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFL / CYFL |
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Location: | Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°42'0"N by 109°10'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Lutselk'e Dene Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 514 feet (157 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YFL |
More Information: | YFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOI / EGPA |
Airport Name: | Kirkwall Airport |
Location: | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°57'29"N by 2°54'2"W |
Area Served: | Mainland, Orkney |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOI |
More Information: | KOI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL):
- The closest airport to Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) is Yellowknife Airport (YZF), which is located 169 miles (271 kilometers) W of YFL.
- The furthest airport from Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,688 miles (15,592 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome", another name for YFL is "CJN8".
- Because of Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 514 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome 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.
Facts about Kirkwall Airport (KOI):
- The furthest airport from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Kirkwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of KOI.
- Kirkwall Airport handled 145,897 passengers last year.
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) has 2 runways.