Nonstop flight route between Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada and Nagasaki, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(63°7'54"N by 117°14'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°55'0"N by 129°54'48"E)
Distance from YLE to NGS:
4,855.58 miles (7,814.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whatì Airport (YLE), Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada and Nagasaki Airport (NGS), Nagasaki, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,856 miles (or 7,814 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 large distance between Whatì Airport and Nagasaki 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 Whatì Airport and Nagasaki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLE / CWMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°7'54"N by 117°14'45"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 882 feet (269 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLE |
| More Information: | YLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGS / RJFU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nagasaki, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'0"N by 129°54'48"E |
| Area Served: | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NGS |
| More Information: | NGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Whatì Airport (YLE):
- Because of Whatì Airport's relatively low elevation of 882 feet, planes can take off or land at Whatì 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 Whatì Airport (YLE) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,878 miles (15,897 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Whatì Airport", another name for YLE is "CEM3".
- The closest airport to Whatì Airport (YLE) is Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of YLE.
- Whatì Airport (YLE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nagasaki Airport (NGS):
- In addition to being known as "Nagasaki Airport", other names for NGS include "長崎空港" and "Nagasaki Kūkō".
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Nagasaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Nagasaki 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 Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Nagasaki Airport (meaning Nagasaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The mainland portion of the airport opened as a military aerodrome in 1923, and commenced civilian joint use as Omura Airport in 1955.
- The closest airport to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of NGS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.05 miles (109.51 km) N | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada |     |
| 2 | 99.93 miles (160.82 km) ESE | Yellowknife Airport (YZF) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 158.84 miles (255.63 km) SW | Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 165.31 miles (266.05 km) SSE | Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY) | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 176.98 miles (284.82 km) SE | Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 193.05 miles (310.68 km) W | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) NW | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 255.72 miles (411.55 km) E | Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) | Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 276.25 miles (444.59 km) SE | Fort Smith Airport (YSM) | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 279.99 miles (450.60 km) WNW | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 285.51 miles (459.48 km) SW | Fort Liard Airport (YJF) | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 311.62 miles (501.51 km) S | High Level Airport (YOJ) | High Level, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 322.88 miles (519.62 km) WNW | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 328.73 miles (529.05 km) SSW | Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) | Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 329.22 miles (529.83 km) N | Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,877.77 miles (15,896.69 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,871.88 miles (15,887.21 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,869.06 miles (15,882.67 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,796.55 miles (15,765.98 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,792.51 miles (15,759.48 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,787.71 miles (15,751.75 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,730.70 miles (15,660.01 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,716.49 miles (15,637.13 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,707.07 miles (15,621.97 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 9,696.29 miles (15,604.63 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,691.38 miles (15,596.73 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,681.03 miles (15,580.07 km) ESE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,675.70 miles (15,571.49 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,673.84 miles (15,568.50 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,662.51 miles (15,550.26 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.67 miles (44.52 km) NE | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 54.92 miles (88.38 km) E | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 55.62 miles (89.51 km) NE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) N | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 65.12 miles (104.80 km) WSW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 6 | 87.12 miles (140.21 km) NE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 7 | 90.10 miles (145.00 km) SSE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 8 | 105.33 miles (169.52 km) NE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 112.37 miles (180.84 km) ENE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 10 | 114.80 miles (184.75 km) SE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 162.44 miles (261.42 km) NE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 165.99 miles (267.14 km) NNW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 13 | 172.62 miles (277.80 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 14 | 180.31 miles (290.18 km) SSE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 183.46 miles (295.24 km) NW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.72 miles (19,799.25 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,281.68 miles (19,765.40 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,224.96 miles (19,674.12 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,192.94 miles (19,622.58 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,189.33 miles (19,616.77 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,178.93 miles (19,600.05 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,161.71 miles (19,572.32 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,144.45 miles (19,544.55 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,129.64 miles (19,520.71 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,119.94 miles (19,505.10 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,093.54 miles (19,462.62 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,087.58 miles (19,453.02 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,086.52 miles (19,451.33 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,081.83 miles (19,443.78 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,070.95 miles (19,426.27 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |