Nonstop flight route between Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and Franca, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC), Franca, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,613 miles (or 10,642 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 Kamloops Airport and Ten. Lund Presetto State 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 Kamloops Airport and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | FRC / SIMK |
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| Location: | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'25"S by 47°22'57"W |
| Area Served: | Franca |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3291 feet (1,003 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRC |
| More Information: | FRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):
- On July 31, 2010, a Convair CV-580 airtanker operated by Convair Aviation, on route to the Kamloops Airport, crashed and was destroyed due to a local forest fire on the British Columbia Ministry of Forests land near Siwash Road, some 15 kilometres south of Lytton, British Columbia, a town in the Thompson region, along with Kamloops.
- In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
- Food and snacks are available at this airport's terminal, as well as a medical facility, accommodation areas and administrative buildings.
- 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 Royal Canadian Mounted Police operates an A-Star helicopter at the airport, while the BC Forest Service occasionally uses the airfield with their helicopters.
- Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.
- Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
- There had previously been proposals for relocating the airport due to low public visibility during the fall and winter seasons of a specific year.
- The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
- It has a number of employees available, with Fred Legace serving as airport manager and a number of maintenance workers serving the airport.
Facts about Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC):
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (meaning Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport handled 2,105 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport", another name for FRC is "Aeroporto Estadual Ten. Lund Presetto".
- The closest airport to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of FRC.
- It is operated by DAESP.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
