Nonstop flight route between Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°12'37"S by 59°40'47"W)
Distance from YLT to RCQ:
7,720.16 miles (12,424.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Reconquista Airport (RCQ), Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,720 miles (or 12,424 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 Reconquista 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 Reconquista 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: | RCQ / SATR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°12'37"S by 59°40'47"W |
| Area Served: | Reconquista |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCQ |
| More Information: | RCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- A weather station was established on the site in 1950, and in 1957 construction began on the military facilities which are still in use to this day.
- 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.
- 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.
- There have been two crashes involving fatalities at the airfield since it was established.
- Radar and navigation equipment are trailer units that can be moved around the airport.
- 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.
Facts about Reconquista Airport (RCQ):
- The closest airport to Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Mercedes Airport (MDX), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) E of RCQ.
- Reconquista Airport (RCQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is nearly antipodal to Reconquista Airport (meaning Reconquista Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yiwu Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Reconquista Airport", another name for RCQ is "Aeropuerto de Reconquista".
- Because of Reconquista Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Reconquista 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.
| 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 | 96.07 miles (154.61 km) E | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 2 | 109.38 miles (176.04 km) ESE | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 3 | 127.42 miles (205.07 km) NNE | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 4 | 133.96 miles (215.59 km) NNE | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 142.59 miles (229.48 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.60 km) ESE | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 155.64 miles (250.48 km) ESE | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 8 | 163.70 miles (263.44 km) ESE | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 175.72 miles (282.79 km) SE | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 10 | 181.08 miles (291.42 km) NNE | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 11 | 184.17 miles (296.39 km) SSE | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 184.81 miles (297.42 km) SSW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 13 | 207.20 miles (333.46 km) ESE | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 225.34 miles (362.65 km) NNE | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 15 | 231.51 miles (372.58 km) ESE | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,417.12 miles (19,983.37 km) ENE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,366.05 miles (19,901.17 km) N | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 3 | 12,356.16 miles (19,885.26 km) WNW | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 4 | 12,356.00 miles (19,885.01 km) WNW | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,349.38 miles (19,874.35 km) E | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,341.46 miles (19,861.61 km) NNW | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,304.28 miles (19,801.77 km) WNW | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 8 | 12,294.88 miles (19,786.65 km) N | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,286.65 miles (19,773.39 km) NNW | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 10 | 12,278.84 miles (19,760.83 km) N | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,276.46 miles (19,757.00 km) NNW | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 12 | 12,248.08 miles (19,711.32 km) N | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 12,247.10 miles (19,709.75 km) E | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 14 | 12,247.03 miles (19,709.64 km) NE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 12,241.50 miles (19,700.74 km) NNE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |