Nonstop flight route between Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Koné, New Caledonia:
Departure Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°3'11"S by 164°50'16"E)
Distance from YLT to KNQ:
8,017.04 miles (12,902.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Koné Airport (KNQ), Koné, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,017 miles (or 12,902 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 Alert Airport and Koné 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 Alert Airport and Koné Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLT / CYLT |
| Airport Name: | Alert Airport |
| Location: | Alert, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLT |
| More Information: | YLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNQ / NWWD |
| Airport Name: | Koné Airport |
| Location: | Koné, New Caledonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°3'11"S by 164°50'16"E |
| Area Served: | Koné, New Caledonia |
| Operator/Owner: | Direction Territoriale de l'Aviation Civile (DTAC) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNQ |
| More Information: | KNQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert 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 airport's fire and rescue operations are supported by a 2012 KME/Fort Garry Fire Truck ARFF.
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Koné Airport (KNQ):
- The closest airport to Koné Airport (KNQ) is Koumac Airport (KOC), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NW of KNQ.
- Because of Koné Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Koné 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 Koné Airport (KNQ) is Akjoujt Airport (AJJ), which is nearly antipodal to Koné Airport (meaning Koné Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Akjoujt Airport), and is located 12,333 miles (19,847 kilometers) away in Akjoujt, Mauritania.
- Koné Airport (KNQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 299.01 miles (481.20 km) WSW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 341.28 miles (549.24 km) SSW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 420.80 miles (677.21 km) SSW | Thule Air Base (THU) | Pituffik, Greenland | |
| 4 | 450.21 miles (724.54 km) S | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 5 | 488.58 miles (786.29 km) SW | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 552.32 miles (888.87 km) S | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 584.90 miles (941.31 km) S | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 637.28 miles (1,025.60 km) S | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 9 | 649.23 miles (1,044.84 km) S | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 671.56 miles (1,080.77 km) SSE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 11 | 677.28 miles (1,089.98 km) S | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 12 | 679.40 miles (1,093.39 km) WSW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 706.55 miles (1,137.07 km) SSE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 711.77 miles (1,145.48 km) SSW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 723.97 miles (1,165.12 km) SW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,999.10 miles (16,091.96 km) S | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,764.46 miles (15,714.33 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,729.61 miles (15,658.24 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,682.13 miles (15,581.84 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 9,639.62 miles (15,513.42 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 9,631.45 miles (15,500.28 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 9,617.77 miles (15,478.26 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,613.87 miles (15,471.99 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 9,609.93 miles (15,465.64 km) WSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,607.21 miles (15,461.27 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,563.29 miles (15,390.59 km) WSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,544.76 miles (15,360.76 km) WSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,535.15 miles (15,345.31 km) WSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,531.57 miles (15,339.54 km) WSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,530.41 miles (15,337.68 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.39 miles (82.71 km) NW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 2 | 110.79 miles (178.30 km) SE | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 119.46 miles (192.26 km) NW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 134.00 miles (215.64 km) SE | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 208.13 miles (334.95 km) E | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 313.12 miles (503.92 km) ENE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 323.76 miles (521.05 km) E | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 324.34 miles (521.97 km) NE | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 326.16 miles (524.90 km) ENE | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 333.50 miles (536.72 km) ENE | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 356.84 miles (574.27 km) NE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 365.33 miles (587.94 km) ENE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 373.00 miles (600.28 km) NNE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 376.21 miles (605.45 km) NE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 377.49 miles (607.51 km) NE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,332.55 miles (19,847.27 km) NNW | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,316.05 miles (19,820.71 km) E | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,312.52 miles (19,815.03 km) E | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 4 | 12,294.79 miles (19,786.50 km) WNW | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 12,246.23 miles (19,708.35 km) NNE | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 6 | 12,245.24 miles (19,706.76 km) NW | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,226.29 miles (19,676.25 km) NNE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.49 km) WNW | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 12,191.57 miles (19,620.38 km) N | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 12,150.13 miles (19,553.68 km) NW | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 12,139.32 miles (19,536.29 km) NW | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,134.22 miles (19,528.09 km) N | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 13 | 12,124.99 miles (19,513.24 km) NNW | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,116.24 miles (19,499.14 km) N | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 15 | 12,081.74 miles (19,443.63 km) NNW | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |