Nonstop flight route between Gimli, Manitoba, Canada and Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada and Alderney Airport (ACI), Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,889 miles (or 6,258 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport and Alderney 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport and Alderney Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGM / CYGM |
Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport |
Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGM |
More Information: | YGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACI / EGJA |
Airport Name: | Alderney Airport |
Location: | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°42'24"N by 2°12'51"W |
Area Served: | Alderney |
Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACI |
More Information: | ACI Maps & Info |
Facts about Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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.
- Opened as RCAF Station Gimli, the airfield served during World War II as the home of Service Flying Training School #18 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
- The furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Alderney Airport (ACI):
- The closest airport to Alderney Airport (ACI) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ACI.
- Because of Alderney Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Alderney 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 only direct scheduled links from the island are, at July 2013, Southampton and Guernsey.
- The furthest airport from Alderney Airport (ACI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Alderney Airport (ACI) has 3 runways.