Nonstop flight route between Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada and Bloomington, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Igloolik Airport (YGT), Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), Bloomington, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,738 miles (or 2,797 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 relatively short distance between Igloolik Airport and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MSP / KMSP |
Airport Name: | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport |
Location: | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°52'54"N by 93°13'18"W |
Area Served: | Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (Twin Cities) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 841 feet (256 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSP |
More Information: | MSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Igloolik Airport (YGT):
- Igloolik Airport (YGT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Hall Beach Airport (YUX), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of YGT.
- 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP):
- The airport came into being when several local groups came together to take control of the former bankrupt Twin City Speedway race track, giving the airport its original name, Speedway Field.
- The closest airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MSP.
- Because of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain 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 airport, including both passenger terminal buildings, is mostly located in the Census-designated place of Fort Snelling in an unincorporated part of Hennepin County.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) has 4 runways.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport handled 33,897,335 passengers last year.
- By May 2012 Great Lakes Airlines was adding services to small communities that had been ended by the legacy carriers earlier in the airport's history.
- In September 2012, MAC released a draft of the MSP 2020 Vision, expanding both the terminals to meet growing flights operations.
- The furthest airport from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- MSP was the main base for Northwest Airlines starting in 1926 and became the main base of regional carrier North Central Airlines in 1952.