Nonstop flight route between Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada and Posadas, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(62°50'53"N by 69°52'37"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°23'8"S by 55°58'14"W)
Distance from YLC to PSS:
6,281.58 miles (10,109.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimmirut Airport (YLC), Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada and Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS), Posadas, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,282 miles (or 10,109 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 Kimmirut Airport and Libertador General José de San Martín 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 Kimmirut Airport and Libertador General José de San Martín Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | PSS / SARP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Posadas, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°23'8"S by 55°58'14"W |
| Area Served: | Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 430 feet (131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSS |
| More Information: | PSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimmirut Airport (YLC):
- Kimmirut Airport (YLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kimmirut Airport (YLC) is Iqaluit Airport (YFB), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNE of 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.
Facts about Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS):
- The closest airport to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of PSS.
- In addition to being known as "Libertador General José de San Martín Airport", another name for PSS is "Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"".
- The furthest airport from Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is nearly antipodal to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (meaning Libertador General José de San Martín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taizhou Luqiao Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
- On October 10, 1997, Austral Flight 2553 left the airport for Buenos Aires but crashed one hour later in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, killing 75.
- Because of Libertador General José de San Martín Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Libertador General José de San Martín 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.
- Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) 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 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 2 | 106.92 miles (172.08 km) NE | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 3 | 126.31 miles (203.27 km) ESE | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 146.51 miles (235.79 km) ESE | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 146.75 miles (236.17 km) NE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 6 | 148.47 miles (238.95 km) WNW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 7 | 150.52 miles (242.24 km) NNE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 8 | 153.81 miles (247.53 km) NE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 157.42 miles (253.34 km) ENE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 161.09 miles (259.25 km) WNW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 167.73 miles (269.94 km) S | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 171.05 miles (275.28 km) W | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 13 | 174.57 miles (280.95 km) SSW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 14 | 176.59 miles (284.20 km) NNW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 15 | 177.78 miles (286.10 km) SSW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.09 km) ENE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) NNW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,240.55 miles (19,699.21 km) NNW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,238.96 miles (19,696.65 km) ENE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,233.78 miles (19,688.31 km) NNE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,231.67 miles (19,684.91 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,226.45 miles (19,676.52 km) N | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,224.88 miles (19,673.98 km) NNE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,218.61 miles (19,663.90 km) WNW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,215.00 miles (19,658.09 km) NE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 12,207.26 miles (19,645.63 km) NE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,206.46 miles (19,644.35 km) N | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,201.10 miles (19,635.72 km) W | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,200.81 miles (19,635.26 km) NE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 12,199.09 miles (19,632.49 km) WNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |