Nonstop flight route between Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada and Point Lay, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(62°50'53"N by 69°52'37"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Distance from YLC to PIZ:
2,370.14 miles (3,814.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimmirut Airport (YLC), Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada and Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,370 miles (or 3,814 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 Kimmirut Airport and Point Lay LRRS Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLC / CYLC |
| Airport Name: | Kimmirut Airport |
| Location: | Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°50'53"N by 69°52'37"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 169 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLC |
| More Information: | YLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimmirut Airport (YLC):
- Because of Kimmirut Airport's relatively low elevation of 169 feet, planes can take off or land at Kimmirut 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.
- Kimmirut Airport (YLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kimmirut Airport (YLC) is Iqaluit Airport (YFB), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNE of YLC.
- The furthest airport from Kimmirut Airport (YLC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,481 miles (16,867 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Point Lay.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.98 miles (120.67 km) NNE | Iqaluit Airport (YFB) | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 109.26 miles (175.84 km) SW | Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) | Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 124.77 miles (200.79 km) S | Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) | Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 137.76 miles (221.70 km) SW | Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU) | Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 190.26 miles (306.19 km) WSW | Salluit Airport (YZG) | Salluit, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 194.94 miles (313.73 km) S | Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) | Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 225.71 miles (363.24 km) WNW | Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 245.55 miles (395.18 km) S | Aupaluk Airport (YPJ) | Aupaluk, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 257.18 miles (413.88 km) W | Ivujivik Airport (YIK) | Ivujivik, Québec, Canada | |
| 10 | 259.17 miles (417.09 km) NNE | Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) | Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 288.84 miles (464.84 km) S | Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ) | Tasiujaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 303.73 miles (488.80 km) WSW | Akulivik Airport (AKV) | Akulivik, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 311.44 miles (501.22 km) SW | Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) | Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 314.28 miles (505.79 km) SSE | Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport (XGR) | Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 332.10 miles (534.46 km) S | Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) | Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,480.53 miles (16,866.73 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,444.79 miles (16,809.22 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,427.10 miles (16,780.74 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,408.94 miles (16,751.52 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,402.71 miles (16,741.49 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,396.36 miles (16,731.27 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,386.27 miles (16,715.04 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,358.59 miles (16,670.50 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,354.26 miles (16,663.52 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,346.18 miles (16,650.52 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,336.86 miles (16,635.52 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,336.76 miles (16,635.36 km) WSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,329.73 miles (16,624.05 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,320.22 miles (16,608.74 km) WSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,297.28 miles (16,571.83 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |