Nonstop flight route between Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(65°12'39"N by 123°26'11"W)
Distance from YLT to YWJ:
1,527.60 miles (2,458.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Déline Airport (YWJ), Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,528 miles (or 2,458 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 Alert Airport and Déline Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YWJ / CYWJ |
| Airport Name: | Déline Airport |
| Location: | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'39"N by 123°26'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 703 feet (214 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YWJ |
| More Information: | YWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- Alert Airport is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km south of the true North Pole.
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- There have been two crashes involving fatalities at the airfield since it was established.
- 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 Déline Airport (YWJ):
- Déline Airport (YWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Déline Airport (YWJ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,927 miles (15,975 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Déline Airport (YWJ) is Tulita Airport (ZFN), which is located 66 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of YWJ.
- Because of Déline Airport's relatively low elevation of 703 feet, planes can take off or land at Déline 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 | 65.54 miles (105.47 km) WSW | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 2 | 97.38 miles (156.72 km) W | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 138.28 miles (222.54 km) S | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 145.96 miles (234.89 km) NNW | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 164.16 miles (264.18 km) WNW | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 196.21 miles (315.77 km) ESE | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) SE | Whatì Airport (YLE) | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 247.86 miles (398.89 km) SSE | Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 287.20 miles (462.21 km) N | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 290.38 miles (467.32 km) NE | Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 332.94 miles (535.81 km) ESE | Yellowknife Airport (YZF) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 343.78 miles (553.26 km) S | Fort Liard Airport (YJF) | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 346.74 miles (558.02 km) NW | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 350.87 miles (564.67 km) WNW | Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 354.96 miles (571.25 km) SW | Ross River Airport (XRR) | Ross River, Yukon, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,926.61 miles (15,975.29 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,924.87 miles (15,972.49 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,909.91 miles (15,948.42 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,858.36 miles (15,865.46 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,829.22 miles (15,818.56 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,814.75 miles (15,795.27 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,769.03 miles (15,721.69 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,746.10 miles (15,684.79 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,735.72 miles (15,668.08 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,720.29 miles (15,643.25 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,705.85 miles (15,620.01 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,705.71 miles (15,619.78 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,704.60 miles (15,618.00 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,687.89 miles (15,591.11 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,687.70 miles (15,590.81 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |