Nonstop flight route between Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada and Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada and MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY), Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,011 miles (or 4,846 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport and MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield, 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport and MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):

• Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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.
• Gravel for the runway was obtained from the north bank of the Okpilik River and the area was left untouched.
• Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The runway is the standard gravel strip that is seen in most Canadian Arctic communities and is 4,300 by 100 ft with the centre 117 ft above sea leavel.
• There is also a Type K ARCAL system.
• The closest airport to Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
• The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

Facts about MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY):

• The furthest airport from MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,461 miles (18,445 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of LIY.
• In addition to being known as "MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield", another name for LIY is "LHW".
• MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) has 4 runways.
• The peak utilization of Stewart AAF took place in the spring of 1944, during the build up for the invasion of Europe when over 55,000 men were present.
• Because of MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield 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.