Nonstop flight route between Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makkovik Airport (YMN), Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,392 miles (or 3,850 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 Makkovik Airport and Chennault International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMN / CYFT |
| Airport Name: | Makkovik Airport |
| Location: | Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°4'37"N by 59°11'16"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 231 feet (70 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMN |
| More Information: | YMN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
| Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
| More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Facts about Makkovik Airport (YMN):
- The furthest airport from Makkovik Airport (YMN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Makkovik Airport (YMN) is Postville Airport (YSO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of YMN.
- Makkovik Airport (YMN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Makkovik Airport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Makkovik 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.
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Chennault International Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Lake Charles, a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- The Mallard Cove Golf Course, an 18-hole championship golf course, is located near the airport.
- It was previously Chennault Air Force Base and before that, Lake Charles Air Force Base' and Lake Charles Army Air Field, and as such, was home to the now inactivated 44th Bombardment Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.
- The site was officially designated by NASA as an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault International 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 Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
