Nonstop flight route between Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada and Telluride, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK), Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada and Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), Telluride, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,528 miles (or 2,458 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 Kitkatla Water Aerodrome and Telluride Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKK / |
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Location: | Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°47'59"N by 130°25'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Gitxaala Nation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YKK |
More Information: | YKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEX / KTEX |
Airport Name: | Telluride Regional Airport |
Location: | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'14"N by 107°54'30"W |
Area Served: | Telluride, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Telluride Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9070 feet (2,765 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEX |
More Information: | TEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK):
- Because of Kitkatla Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitkatla Water Aerodrome 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 "Kitkatla Water Aerodrome", another name for YKK is "CAP7".
- The closest airport to Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK) is Prince Rupert Airport (YPR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) N of YKK.
- The furthest airport from Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Telluride Regional Airport (TEX):
- Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Telluride Regional Airport is the destination in the "Telluride Landing" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- The furthest airport from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,075 miles (17,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Telluride Regional Airport's high elevation of 9,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) N of TEX.
- Telluride Regional Airport is a public airport six miles west of Telluride, in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- In the 1990s the airport had winter nonstop passenger flights to Los Angeles and Phoenix.