Nonstop flight route between Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Alicante, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Island Lake Airport (YIV), Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,294 miles (or 6,910 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 Island Lake Airport and Alicante-Elche 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 Island Lake Airport and Alicante-Elche Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Island Lake Airport (YIV):

• Island Lake Airport (YIV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Island Lake Airport (YIV) is St. Theresa Point Airport (YST), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of YIV.
• The furthest airport from Island Lake Airport (YIV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,441 miles (16,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Island Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 773 feet, planes can take off or land at Island Lake 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.

Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):

• El Altet airport opened on 4 May 1967, replacing the older aerodrome La Rabassa that had served Alicante since 1936.
• The terminal has an area of 333,500 m2, which is more than six times the size of terminals 1 and 2 together.
• Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche 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.
• New car parking was opened in 2011 together with the new terminal.
• In 2011, Alicante Airport handled 9,913,764 passengers, 75,572 flight operations and 3,011 tonnes of cargo, making it the busiest airport in the Valencian Community by passenger numbers, and one of the 50 busiest in Europe.
• In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".
• Historically, up until 2003, Iberia was the leading airline at the airport.
• The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.