Nonstop flight route between Ivujivik, Québec, Canada and Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ivujivik Airport (YIK), Ivujivik, Québec, Canada and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,652 miles (or 5,877 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 Ivujivik Airport and Gran Canaria 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 Ivujivik Airport and Gran Canaria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ivujivik Airport (YIK):

• The furthest airport from Ivujivik Airport (YIK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,420 miles (16,769 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Ivujivik Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivujivik 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.
• Ivujivik Airport (YIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ivujivik Airport (YIK) is Salluit Airport (YZG), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of YIK.

Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):

• Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
• In 2011 it handled over 10.5 million passengers, an 11.1% increase compared to 2010, and 23,7 million tonnes of cargo.
• In 1946, the old passenger terminal opened, which took two years to build.
• The terminal is split into three zones.
• Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
• Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
• The Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.