Nonstop flight route between Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(69°21'52"N by 81°48'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W)
Distance from YGT to CUS:
2,782.14 miles (4,477.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Igloolik Airport (YGT), Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,782 miles (or 4,477 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 Igloolik Airport and Columbus Municipal 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 Igloolik Airport and Columbus Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGT / CYGT |
| Airport Name: | Igloolik Airport |
| Location: | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°21'52"N by 81°48'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGT |
| More Information: | YGT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
| Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
| More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Igloolik Airport (YGT):
- The closest airport to Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Hall Beach Airport (YUX), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of YGT.
- Igloolik Airport (YGT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Igloolik Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Igloolik 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 Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,943 miles (16,002 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The fliers arrived on 20 April 1916, and found four new Curtiss N-8s, an export version of the JN-4, the latest model of the Jenny.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- President Woodrow Wilson immediately asked President Carranza of Mexico for permission to send United States troops into his country, and Carranza reluctantly gave permission "for the sole purpose of capturing the bandit Villa." Wilson then ordered General John J.
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
- Columbus Municipal Airport is an abandoned airport in New Mexico.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.
- After World War II, the airport was expanded to an all-way landing area measuring 3,610' east/west & 2,610' north/south.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.08 miles (69.34 km) SSE | Hall Beach Airport (YUX) | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 206.20 miles (331.84 km) WSW | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 227.25 miles (365.72 km) SSW | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 245.32 miles (394.80 km) NNE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 257.54 miles (414.47 km) NNW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 261.62 miles (421.04 km) NNW | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 284.99 miles (458.65 km) W | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 324.06 miles (521.52 km) ENE | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 350.32 miles (563.79 km) W | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 359.74 miles (578.95 km) S | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 382.55 miles (615.66 km) SSE | Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 461.82 miles (743.23 km) NNW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 466.52 miles (750.79 km) E | Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) | Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 474.36 miles (763.40 km) ESE | Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) | Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 482.55 miles (776.58 km) SW | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,943.41 miles (16,002.33 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,920.63 miles (15,965.67 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,915.63 miles (15,957.63 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,903.38 miles (15,937.91 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,883.88 miles (15,906.53 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,860.89 miles (15,869.53 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,860.07 miles (15,868.21 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,850.78 miles (15,853.26 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,847.36 miles (15,847.74 km) WSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,846.65 miles (15,846.60 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,841.68 miles (15,838.60 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,826.88 miles (15,814.79 km) WSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,817.10 miles (15,799.05 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,810.21 miles (15,787.96 km) WSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,809.11 miles (15,786.19 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.65 miles (49.32 km) N | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 2 | 52.53 miles (84.54 km) NE | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 63.90 miles (102.84 km) NNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 71.92 miles (115.75 km) E | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 5 | 71.92 miles (115.75 km) E | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 6 | 73.52 miles (118.32 km) E | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 73.68 miles (118.57 km) E | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 99.79 miles (160.60 km) NNE | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) NE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 115.24 miles (185.46 km) WSW | Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) | Douglas, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 118.53 miles (190.76 km) WSW | Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 118.76 miles (191.12 km) NE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 120.84 miles (194.47 km) NW | Greenlee County Airport (CFT) | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 136.24 miles (219.26 km) WSW | Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) | Bisbee, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 136.81 miles (220.17 km) WNW | Safford Regional Airport (SAD) | Safford, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,433.27 miles (18,400.02 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,235.10 miles (18,081.10 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,165.68 miles (17,969.38 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,151.52 miles (17,946.58 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,827.56 miles (17,425.22 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,786.14 miles (17,358.56 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,725.63 miles (17,261.18 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,719.94 miles (17,252.03 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,697.52 miles (17,215.94 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,690.00 miles (17,203.84 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,647.27 miles (17,135.08 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,625.79 miles (17,100.51 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,590.69 miles (17,044.03 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,569.88 miles (17,010.53 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,569.06 miles (17,009.21 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |