Nonstop flight route between Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Powell River Airport (YPW), Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,683 miles (or 10,756 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 Powell River Airport and Lungi 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 Powell River Airport and Lungi 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: | YPW / CYPW | 
| Airport Name: | Powell River Airport | 
| Location: | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°50'3"N by 124°30'1"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | District of Powell River | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YPW | 
| More Information: | YPW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNA / GFLL | 
| Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport | 
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FNA | 
| More Information: | FNA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Powell River Airport (YPW):
- Because of Powell River Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Powell River 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.
 - Powell River Airport (YPW) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Powell River Airport (YPW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,663 miles (17,161 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - The closest airport to Powell River Airport (YPW) is Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of YPW.
 
Facts about Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- The furthest airport from Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
 - As of May, 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled direct flights to London, Paris, Brussels and most major cities in West Africa.
 - Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
 - Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi 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.
 - Freetown-Lungi International Airport is an international airport located in the coastal town of Lungi, Sierra Leone.
 - On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.
 - The closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
 
