Nonstop flight route between Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pikangikum Airport (YPM), Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,456 miles (or 11,999 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 Pikangikum Airport and Port Stanley 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 Pikangikum Airport and Port Stanley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPM / CYPM |
Airport Name: | Pikangikum Airport |
Location: | Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°49'10"N by 93°58'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1117 feet (340 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPM |
More Information: | YPM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSY / SFAL |
Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Pikangikum Airport (YPM):
- Pikangikum Airport (YPM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pikangikum Airport (YPM) is Poplar Hill Airport (YHP), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNW of YPM.
- The furthest airport from Pikangikum Airport (YPM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,537 miles (16,957 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.
- After the war, the Royal Air Force took over the airport, renaming it RAF Stanley.
- In 1973, the United Kingdom signed a Communications Agreement with Argentina to fund an airstrip on the islands.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.