Nonstop flight route between Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pickle Lake Airport (YPL), Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,602 miles (or 5,797 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 RAF Northolt, 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 RAF Northolt. 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: | NHT / EGWU |
| Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
| Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
| More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Pickle Lake Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) is Cat Lake Airport (YAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of YPL.
- Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- During 1952 a total of 50,000 air movements were recorded per annum, making the airfield the busiest in Europe.
- The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Starting in 1946 the airfield was used by civil aviation during the construction of nearby Heathrow Airport.
- In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
- In January 2012, it was reported that the future of station was under review by the Ministry of Defence as part of efforts to reduce defence spending.
- Civil flights ceased when the central area at Heathrow opened in 1954 with Northolt reverting to sole military use in May that year.
- In August 1996, a Spanish Learjet operated by Mar Aviation overshot runway 25 and collided with a van heading eastward on the A40 Western Avenue.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
