Nonstop flight route between Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Akure, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Akure Airport (AKR), Akure, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,658 miles (or 9,106 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 Region of Waterloo International Airport and Akure 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 Region of Waterloo International Airport and Akure Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKF / CYKF |
Airport Name: | Region of Waterloo International Airport |
Location: | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'38"N by 80°22'42"W |
Area Served: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, OntarioAirport Manager - Chris Wood, AAE |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1055 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKF |
More Information: | YKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKR / DNAK |
Airport Name: | Akure Airport |
Location: | Akure, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°14'48"N by 5°18'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKR |
More Information: | AKR Maps & Info |
Facts about Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF):
- The main road to access the airport is Regional Road 17 or Fountain Street North.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport handled 138,733 passengers last year.
- The Kitchener-Waterloo Municipal Airport, also known as Lexington Airport, began construction in 1929 on the Heinrich farm on Lexington Road in Waterloo.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As of late 2005, major vacation charters have begun to operate during their peak season.
- The new K-W Municipal Airport became a general aviation facility in 1969.
- On 17 December 2009, WestJet announced new daily seasonal flights to Vancouver as part of WestJet's enhanced summer schedule for 2010.
- The closest airport to Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of YKF.
- The baseball diamond and soccer pitch at Lexington Park, 291 Lexington Road in Waterloo, are the site of the original hangar built in 1930.
Facts about Akure Airport (AKR):
- The furthest airport from Akure Airport (AKR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Akure Airport (meaning Akure Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,417 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Akure Airport (AKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Akure Airport (AKR) is Benin Airport (BNI), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) SSE of AKR.