Nonstop flight route between Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada and Flanders, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada and Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), Flanders, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,062 miles (or 6,537 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 Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport and Ostend-Bruges International 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 Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport and Ostend-Bruges International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPG / CYPG | 
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| Location: | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'11"N by 98°16'26"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 884 feet (269 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YPG | 
| More Information: | YPG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OST / EBOS | 
| Airport Name: | Ostend-Bruges International Airport | 
| Location: | Flanders, Belgium | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°11'58"N by 2°51'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Bruges and Ostend | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flemish Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from OST | 
| More Information: | OST Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG):
- Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) has 4 runways.
 - The closest airport to Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) is Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of YPG.
 - The furthest airport from Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,422 miles (16,773 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport", another name for YPG is "Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie".
 - Because of Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport's relatively low elevation of 884 feet, planes can take off or land at Portage la Prairie/Southport 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 Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST):
- The operations department of the airline Meridian Airways is Suites 150-154 of the Freight Building.
 - Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Ostend-Bruges International Airport handled 678,638 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Ostend-Bruges International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ostend-Bruges 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.
 - On 1 May 2003, Ryanair started a new route between Ostend and London-Stansted.
 - The closest airport to Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) is Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of OST.
 - In 1992, the ownership of the regional Flemish airport was transferred from the Belgian State to the Flemish Region.
 
