Nonstop flight route between Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada and Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grande Cache Airport (YGC), Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada and Bratsk Airport (BTK), Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,480 miles (or 7,210 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 Grande Cache Airport and Bratsk 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 Grande Cache Airport and Bratsk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGC / |
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Location: | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°55'0"N by 118°52'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Grande Cache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4112 feet (1,253 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGC |
More Information: | YGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTK / UIBB |
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Location: | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'11"N by 101°41'53"E |
Area Served: | Bratsk |
Operator/Owner: | AeroBratsk |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1598 feet (487 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTK |
More Information: | BTK Maps & Info |
Facts about Grande Cache Airport (YGC):
- Because of Grande Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YGC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YGC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) SE of YGC.
- Grande Cache Airport (YGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Grande Cache Airport", another name for YGC is "CEQ5".
Facts about Bratsk Airport (BTK):
- The closest airport to Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Ust-Ilimsk (UIK), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NNE of BTK.
- Bratsk Airport (BTK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Bratsk Airport (meaning Bratsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport), and is located 12,060 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- Currently Bratsk continues to serve a vital civil aviation role as a staging base for cargo flights to Kamchatka.
- In addition to being known as "Bratsk Airport", another name for BTK is "Аэропорт Братск".