Nonstop flight route between Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and McKinleyville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), McKinleyville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 694 miles (or 1,118 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 Kamloops Airport and Arcata/Eureka Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKA / CYKA |
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| Location: | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°42'9"N by 120°26'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Kamloops Airport Authority Society |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKA |
| More Information: | YKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACV / KACV |
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| Location: | McKinleyville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'40"N by 124°6'29"W |
| Area Served: | Arcata, California and Eureka, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Humboldt County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 222 feet (68 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACV |
| More Information: | ACV Maps & Info |
Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):
- Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The local and upcoming weather of Kamloops is observed at this airport's weather station, referred to as the Kamloops Airport Weather Station.
- The airport is located on 3035 Airport Road in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood of north Kamloops, 5 nautical miles west northwest of city centre and Selkirk Mountains, situated off Tranquille Road on the Fraser Plateau.
- The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
- By 1951, the airport founded and became headquarters of Central British Columbia Airways, which was later known as Pacific Western Airlines, but is no longer existent.
- Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
- As of 2012, the Kamloops Airport offers scheduled flights to the Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, which are provided by Air Canada Express and operated by Jazz Air.
- In addition, the airport was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force as an alternate route for the no longer existent Air Transport Command for flights to the Soviet Union.
- In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
Facts about Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV):
- In addition to being known as "Arcata/Eureka Airport", another name for ACV is "Arcata Airport".
- The approach path for runway 32 passes over Central Avenue.
- The airport was built by the United States Navy during World War II to test defogging systems.
- Pacific Air Lines Boeing 727-100s flew nonstop to San Francisco and direct to Los Angeles.
- In 2005 the airport served 102,000 arriving commercial passengers and 104,000 departing on 4,370 departing flights.
- The closest airport to Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) is Murray Field (EKA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of ACV.
- Because of Arcata/Eureka Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Arcata/Eureka 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.
- Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,222 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
