Nonstop flight route between Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Panama City, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Simpson Airport (YFS), Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Panama City, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,690 miles (or 4,329 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 Simpson Airport and Northwest Florida Beaches 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 Fort Simpson Airport and Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFS / CYFS |
Airport Name: | Fort Simpson Airport |
Location: | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°45'37"N by 121°14'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Elevation: | 556 feet (169 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFS |
More Information: | YFS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ECP / KECP |
Airport Name: | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport |
Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°21'29"N by 85°47'44"W |
Area Served: | Panama City / Panama City Beach |
Operator/Owner: | Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 68 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ECP |
More Information: | ECP Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Simpson Airport (YFS):
- Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,037 miles (16,152 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Fort Simpson Airport's relatively low elevation of 556 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Simpson 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 Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) is Wrigley Airport (YWY), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) NW of YFS.
Facts about Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP):
- The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is a public airport 18 miles northwest of Panama City, in Bay County.
- Runway 16/34 is the only runway.
- The opposite end of Runway 16, the elevation for Runway 34 is 53.7 feet.
- Because of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport's relatively low elevation of 68 feet, planes can take off or land at Northwest Florida Beaches 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.
- Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport handled 85,600 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) is Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ECP.
- Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) currently has only 1 runway.