Nonstop flight route between Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada and Kwethluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pickle Lake Airport (YPL), Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada and Kwethluk Airport (KWT), Kwethluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,674 miles (or 4,303 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 Pickle Lake Airport and Kwethluk 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 Pickle Lake Airport and Kwethluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPL / CYPL |
Airport Name: | Pickle Lake Airport |
Location: | Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°26'47"N by 90°12'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1267 feet (386 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPL |
More Information: | YPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWT / PFKW |
Airport Name: | Kwethluk Airport |
Location: | Kwethluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'25"N by 161°26'36"W |
Area Served: | Kwethluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWT |
More Information: | KWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Pickle Lake Airport (YPL):
- Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) is Cat Lake Airport (YAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of YPL.
- The furthest airport from Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,688 miles (17,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kwethluk Airport (KWT):
- Kwethluk Airport (KWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W / 60.80433°N 161.44533°W / 60.80433.
- The furthest airport from Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,033 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of KWT.
- Because of Kwethluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kwethluk 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.