Nonstop flight route between Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada and Leeuwarden, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(58°14'9"N by 103°40'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E)
Distance from YKC to LWR:
3,787.51 miles (6,095.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Collins Bay Airport (YKC), Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada and Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,788 miles (or 6,095 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 Collins Bay Airport and Leeuwarden Air Base, 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 Collins Bay Airport and Leeuwarden Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKC / CYKC |
| Airport Name: | Collins Bay Airport |
| Location: | Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°14'9"N by 103°40'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Cameco Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1340 feet (408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKC |
| More Information: | YKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
| More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Facts about Collins Bay Airport (YKC):
- The furthest airport from Collins Bay Airport (YKC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,991 miles (16,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Collins Bay Airport (YKC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Collins Bay Airport (YKC) is Points North Landing Airport (YNL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of YKC.
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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 "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.99 miles (24.12 km) W | Points North Landing Airport (YNL) | Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada |     |
| 2 | 20.45 miles (32.91 km) ESE | Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) | Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 3 | 76.86 miles (123.70 km) ESE | Brochet Airport (YBT) | Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) ENE | Lac Brochet Airport (XLB) | Lac Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 5 | 104.53 miles (168.22 km) NW | Stony Rapids Airport (YSF) | Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 6 | 135.20 miles (217.58 km) SE | Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) | Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) N | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 146.62 miles (235.96 km) WNW | Fond-du-Lac Airport (ZFD) | Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 9 | 163.47 miles (263.08 km) SE | Laurie River Airport (LRQ) | Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 10 | 181.85 miles (292.66 km) SE | Leaf Rapids Airport (YLR) | Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 189.38 miles (304.78 km) ENE | Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) | Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 194.29 miles (312.69 km) SSE | Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) | Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 194.31 miles (312.71 km) WNW | Uranium City Airport (YBE) | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 14 | 203.11 miles (326.88 km) ESE | South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) | South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 212.11 miles (341.36 km) W | Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) | Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,990.61 miles (16,078.28 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,975.42 miles (16,053.84 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,967.01 miles (16,040.30 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,957.65 miles (16,025.24 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,940.38 miles (15,997.45 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,893.26 miles (15,921.63 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,866.22 miles (15,878.10 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,860.42 miles (15,868.76 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,848.58 miles (15,849.72 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,782.66 miles (15,743.63 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,751.15 miles (15,692.91 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,731.79 miles (15,661.75 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 9,704.71 miles (15,618.18 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,698.86 miles (15,608.77 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 15 | 9,687.38 miles (15,590.29 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) ESE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 45.81 miles (73.73 km) WSW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.57 miles (74.95 km) ENE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) S | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 61.59 miles (99.12 km) E | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 6 | 76.03 miles (122.35 km) SSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 81.00 miles (130.36 km) SE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) SW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) SE | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 10 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) ENE | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NE | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 113.50 miles (182.66 km) S | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.25 miles (18,955.21 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,579.24 miles (18,634.93 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,564.23 miles (18,610.78 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.21 miles (18,576.94 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.21 miles (18,564.08 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,533.22 miles (18,560.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,532.76 miles (18,560.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,531.09 miles (18,557.44 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,516.42 miles (18,533.83 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.93 miles (18,513.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.10 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,484.77 miles (18,482.91 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,478.45 miles (18,472.73 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,471.53 miles (18,461.60 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,469.75 miles (18,458.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |