Nonstop flight route between Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(56°39'11"N by 111°13'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E)
Distance from YMM to KTA:
8,965.27 miles (14,428.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM), Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,965 miles (or 14,428 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 Fort McMurray International Airport and Karratha 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 Fort McMurray International Airport and Karratha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMM / CYMM |
| Airport Name: | Fort McMurray International Airport |
| Location: | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°39'11"N by 111°13'23"W |
| Area Served: | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1211 feet (369 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMM |
| More Information: | YMM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA |
| Airport Name: | Karratha Airport |
| Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTA |
| More Information: | KTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM):
- The furthest airport from Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,996 miles (16,087 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) is Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) ESE of YMM.
- As the current terminal building can only accommodate 250,000, the ever exceeding growth in passenger demand has pushed for the construction of a new building.
- Fort McMurray International Airport handled 1,195,378 passengers last year.
- Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bus service operates between the airport and downtown Fort McMurray via the Route 11 Airport Shuttle bus.
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- The furthest airport from Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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 closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.42 miles (195.40 km) ESE | Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada |     |
| 2 | 133.85 miles (215.42 km) SSW | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 135.75 miles (218.47 km) NNE | Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) | Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 146.13 miles (235.17 km) N | Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 159.67 miles (256.96 km) SSE | CFB Cold Lake (YOD) | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 163.37 miles (262.91 km) S | Bonnyville Airport (YBY) | Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 166.44 miles (267.86 km) WSW | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 183.87 miles (295.91 km) S | St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 195.01 miles (313.84 km) ESE | Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 204.27 miles (328.75 km) SSE | Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 224.41 miles (361.16 km) SSW | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 224.43 miles (361.19 km) NNE | Uranium City Airport (YBE) | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 13 | 234.17 miles (376.85 km) N | Fort Smith Airport (YSM) | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 234.90 miles (378.03 km) WSW | Donnelly Airport (YOE) | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 235.41 miles (378.85 km) SSE | Lloydminster Airport (YLL) | Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,996.19 miles (16,087.28 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 9,923.47 miles (15,970.24 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 9,912.06 miles (15,951.88 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,907.28 miles (15,944.19 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,902.42 miles (15,936.35 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 6 | 9,885.34 miles (15,908.88 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,876.97 miles (15,895.40 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,874.50 miles (15,891.42 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 9 | 9,872.35 miles (15,887.97 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 10 | 9,870.22 miles (15,884.55 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 11 | 9,859.03 miles (15,866.53 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,831.22 miles (15,821.78 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,812.47 miles (15,791.60 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,809.43 miles (15,786.70 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,775.42 miles (15,731.98 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 98.07 miles (157.83 km) SE | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 122.10 miles (196.49 km) E | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 124.12 miles (199.76 km) SSE | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 157.14 miles (252.89 km) SSE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 180.97 miles (291.25 km) SSE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 202.18 miles (325.37 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 202.96 miles (326.63 km) SE | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 204.85 miles (329.68 km) SE | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 269.38 miles (433.52 km) SE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 349.19 miles (561.97 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 403.55 miles (649.45 km) ENE | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 411.40 miles (662.09 km) SSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 422.78 miles (680.39 km) SSE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 470.87 miles (757.79 km) S | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,263.19 miles (19,735.64 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 2 | 12,261.75 miles (19,733.32 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 12,258.28 miles (19,727.74 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 12,255.98 miles (19,724.04 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 6 | 12,241.20 miles (19,700.25 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 7 | 12,238.42 miles (19,695.78 km) NE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.72 km) NE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,224.91 miles (19,674.04 km) N | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 10 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 12,214.02 miles (19,656.51 km) N | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 12 | 12,210.38 miles (19,650.65 km) NNE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 12,207.14 miles (19,645.44 km) NE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,205.45 miles (19,642.72 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 15 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) NE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |