Nonstop flight route between Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada and Richmond, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA), Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada and Richmond Airport (RCM), Richmond, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,227 miles (or 13,239 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 Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport and Richmond 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 Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport and Richmond Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPA / CYPA |
Airport Name: | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport |
Location: | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°12'51"N by 105°40'23"W |
Area Served: | Prince Albert |
Operator/Owner: | City of Prince Albert |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1405 feet (428 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPA |
More Information: | YPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCM / YRMD |
Airport Name: | Richmond Airport |
Location: | Richmond, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'6"S by 143°6'52"E |
Area Served: | Richmond, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Richmond Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 676 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RCM |
More Information: | RCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA):
- All that remains of the former No.
- Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,052 miles (16,178 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- This airport is now named for Floyd Glass, who learned to fly in the late 1930s, then served as a military flying training instructor during the Second World War.
- The closest airport to Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) is Tisdale Airport (YTT), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) ESE of YPA.
Facts about Richmond Airport (RCM):
- Richmond Airport (RCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Richmond Airport's relatively low elevation of 676 feet, planes can take off or land at Richmond 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 Richmond Airport (RCM) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,629 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Richmond Airport (RCM) is Hughenden Airport (HGD), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) E of RCM.