Nonstop flight route between Jasper, Alberta, Canada and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°59'48"N by 118°3'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from YJA to MIT:
1,209.76 miles (1,946.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jasper Airport (YJA), Jasper, Alberta, Canada and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,210 miles (or 1,947 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 Jasper Airport and Shafter Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJA / CYJA |
| Airport Name: | Jasper Airport |
| Location: | Jasper, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°59'48"N by 118°3'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Superintendent, Jasper National Park |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 3350 feet (1,021 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YJA |
| More Information: | YJA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Jasper Airport (YJA):
- Jasper Airport (YJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jasper Airport (YJA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,354 miles (16,663 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Jasper Airport (YJA) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of YJA.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps dispatched a small garrison of airmen to open an airfield at Shafter.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- Shafter-Minter Field covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 424 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- With the relative completion of construction in July 1942, the airfield was renamed Minter Field Army Airfield a member of the locally prominent Minter family.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.64 miles (41.26 km) NNE | Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) | Hinton, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 71.05 miles (114.35 km) ENE | High Prairie Airport (ZHP) | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 71.88 miles (115.67 km) NNW | Grande Cache Airport (YGC) | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 77.17 miles (124.19 km) ENE | Edson Airport (YET) | Edson, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 79.45 miles (127.87 km) SW | Blue River Airport (YCP) | Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) NE | Whitecourt Airport (YZU) | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 129.80 miles (208.90 km) E | Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 137.74 miles (221.68 km) ESE | Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 140.34 miles (225.85 km) S | Revelstoke Airport (YRV) | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 154.51 miles (248.66 km) NNW | Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 163.22 miles (262.68 km) WSW | South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH) | 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 163.38 miles (262.93 km) SE | Banff Airport (YBA) | Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 167.50 miles (269.56 km) SSW | Salmon Arm Airport (YSN) | Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 176.83 miles (284.58 km) WSW | Williams Lake Airport (YWL) | Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 183.63 miles (295.52 km) ESE | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,353.87 miles (16,662.90 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,286.15 miles (16,553.92 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,263.63 miles (16,517.68 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,255.23 miles (16,504.15 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,238.11 miles (16,476.59 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,228.76 miles (16,461.55 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,221.12 miles (16,449.26 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,215.68 miles (16,440.50 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,195.36 miles (16,407.79 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,192.28 miles (16,402.85 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 11 | 10,178.95 miles (16,381.39 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,175.24 miles (16,375.42 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,172.38 miles (16,370.83 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,142.77 miles (16,323.17 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,138.94 miles (16,317.00 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |