Nonstop flight route between Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada and Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK), Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada and Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,019 miles (or 1,639 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 Pitt Meadows Regional Airport and Eagle County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK):

• The furthest airport from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,181 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• By 1972-1973, Pitt Meadows was the busiest airport in Canada with over 250,000 aircraft movements annually.
• Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) has 3 runways.
• In addition to increased apron space, hangars and other buildings, by 2010 runway 08R/26L is expected to be expanded to 5,740 ft long and 150 ft wide, allowing for regional turboprop and jet service, as well as additional taxiways and an end-of-runway turnaround on 08R/26L.
• Because of Pitt Meadows Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt Meadows Regional 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.
• In addition to being known as "Pitt Meadows Regional Airport", another name for YPK is "Pitt Meadows Airport".
• The closest airport to Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) S of YPK.

Facts about Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE):

• The Eagle County Sheriff provides airport security response.
• Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,946 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of EGE.
• Because of Eagle County Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,547 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EGE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EGE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport is largely seasonal, with the greatest number of scheduled flights operating during the winter months.
• While there is no standard published ILS approach at the airport, there is a special ILS approach, mostly used by the airlines, which requires permission and training from the FSDO.
• Eagle County Regional Airport handled 218,105 passengers last year.