Nonstop flight route between Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada and Fangatau, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY), Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada and Fangatau Airport (FGU), Fangatau, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,029 miles (or 8,093 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 Kindersley Regional Airport and Fangatau 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 Kindersley Regional Airport and Fangatau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKY / CYKY |
Airport Name: | Kindersley Regional Airport |
Location: | Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'55"N by 109°10'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Kindersley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2276 feet (694 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKY |
More Information: | YKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGU / NTGB |
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Location: | Fangatau, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°49'10"S by 140°53'12"W |
Area Served: | Fangatau, Tuamotu, French Polynesia |
Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FGU |
More Information: | FGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY):
- The furthest airport from Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,217 miles (16,443 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Vermilion Airport (YVG), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NW of YKY.
- Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Fangatau Airport (FGU):
- Fangatau Airport (FGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fangatau Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Fangatau 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.
- The furthest airport from Fangatau Airport (FGU) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is nearly antipodal to Fangatau Airport (meaning Fangatau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Massawa International Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Massawa, Eritrea.
- In addition to being known as "Fangatau Airport", another name for FGU is "Aérodrome de Fangatau".
- The closest airport to Fangatau Airport (FGU) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) W of FGU.