Nonstop flight route between Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Bloomington, Minnesota, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from YKF to MSP:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YKF Airport Information
- MSP Airport Information
- Facts about YKF
- Facts about MSP
- Map of Nearest Airports to YKF
- List of Nearest Airports to YKF
- Map of Furthest Airports from YKF
- List of Furthest Airports from YKF
- Map of Nearest Airports to MSP
- List of Nearest Airports to MSP
- Map of Furthest Airports from MSP
- List of Furthest Airports from MSP
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), Bloomington, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 643 miles (or 1,035 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 Region of Waterloo International Airport and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MSP / KMSP |
| Airport Name: | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport |
| Location: | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°52'54"N by 93°13'18"W |
| Area Served: | Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (Twin Cities) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 841 feet (256 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSP |
| More Information: | MSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF):
- At the end of the War there was a push for a larger and more appropriate place for private and commercial aviation in the area.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport handled 138,733 passengers last year.
- The airport was formerly named Waterloo Regional Airport but it changed its name in March 2004 after Northwest Airlines announced that it would run daily flights to Detroit.
- As of June 2012, it is the 10th busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements, and underwent a major expansion in 2003.
- The Kitchener-Waterloo Municipal Airport, also known as Lexington Airport, began construction in 1929 on the Heinrich farm on Lexington Road in Waterloo.
- A historical plaque near the entrance of Lexington Park describes the runways.
- 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 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 September 2013, Nolinor Aviation began three weekly and four every other week charter service from the airport to Mary River via Iqaluit with a Boeing 737-200 combi.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) has 2 runways.
- On 22 March 2011, Bearskin Airlines announced daily flight to Montreal beginning on 1 May 2011.
Facts about Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP):
- By May 2012 Great Lakes Airlines was adding services to small communities that had been ended by the legacy carriers earlier in the airport's history.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport handled 33,897,335 passengers last year.
- Like many other airports, MSP interconnects with several other forms of transportation.
- Because of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain 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.
- Ground was broken for the current Charles Lindbergh terminal building on October 26, 1958.
- Delta Air Lines Building C is located on the property of Minneapolis–St.
- It is the third-largest hub airport for Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection partners Compass Airlines and Endeavor Air.
- The furthest airport from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MSP.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) has 4 runways.
