Nonstop flight route between Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada and Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY), Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada and Futuna Airport (FTA), Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,875 miles (or 11,064 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 Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport and Futuna 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 Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport and Futuna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHY / CYHY |
Airport Name: | Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport |
Location: | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°50'22"N by 115°46'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 541 feet (165 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHY |
More Information: | YHY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTA / NVVF |
Airport Name: | Futuna Airport |
Location: | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°30'59"S by 170°13'54"E |
Area Served: | Futuna, Taféa, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from FTA |
More Information: | FTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY):
- The furthest airport from Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,926 miles (15,974 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's relatively low elevation of 541 feet, planes can take off or land at Hay River/Merlyn Carter 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.
- Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY) is Fort Resolution Airport (YFR), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) ENE of YHY.
Facts about Futuna Airport (FTA):
- The furthest airport from Futuna Airport (FTA) is Tichitt Airport (THI), which is nearly antipodal to Futuna Airport (meaning Futuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tichitt Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,894 kilometers) away in Tichitt, Mauritania.
- The closest airport to Futuna Airport (FTA) is Aniwa Airport (AWD), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) WNW of FTA.