Nonstop flight route between Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Minsk, Belarus:
Departure Airport:
(49°50'3"N by 124°30'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°52'57"N by 28°1'56"E)
Distance from YPW to MSQ:
5,095.02 miles (8,199.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Powell River Airport (YPW), Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Minsk National Airport (MSQ), Minsk, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,095 miles (or 8,200 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 Minsk National 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 Minsk National 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: | MSQ / UMMS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minsk, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°52'57"N by 28°1'56"E |
| Area Served: | Minsk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSQ |
| More Information: | MSQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Powell River Airport (YPW):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Powell River Airport (YPW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Minsk National Airport (MSQ):
- In 1977 in the environs of the Belarusian capital the building of the new airport "Minsk-2" was begun.
- Because of Minsk National Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Minsk National 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.
- The closest airport to Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Minsk-1 Airport (MHP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of MSQ.
- The furthest airport from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,134 miles (17,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is located 42 km east of Minsk, and is linked with the city with a toll-free highway.
- Car rental services are provided by Europcar and Sixt.
- In addition to being known as "Minsk National Airport", another name for MSQ is "Нацыянальны аэрапорт МінскНациональный аэропорт Минск".
- Minsk National Airport (MSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.70 miles (15.62 km) S | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 19.23 miles (30.95 km) WSW | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 24.00 miles (38.62 km) WSW | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 25.19 miles (40.54 km) WNW | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 26.29 miles (42.31 km) SE | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 34.67 miles (55.79 km) S | Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 35.35 miles (56.88 km) WNW | Campbell River Airport (YBL) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 36.52 miles (58.77 km) WNW | Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 40.31 miles (64.88 km) SSW | Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 43.47 miles (69.95 km) SE | Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 48.11 miles (77.42 km) NW | Big Bay Water Aerodrome (YRR) | Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 52.48 miles (84.45 km) SSE | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 59.79 miles (96.21 km) E | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 60.86 miles (97.95 km) SSE | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 72.14 miles (116.10 km) ENE | Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,663.32 miles (17,160.92 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,610.38 miles (17,075.72 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,606.38 miles (17,069.27 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,599.56 miles (17,058.29 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,590.01 miles (17,042.92 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,569.87 miles (17,010.51 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,565.50 miles (17,003.48 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,548.16 miles (16,975.57 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,531.94 miles (16,949.48 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,524.91 miles (16,938.15 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,495.66 miles (16,891.08 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,475.56 miles (16,858.73 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,466.77 miles (16,844.59 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 14 | 10,457.25 miles (16,829.27 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,457.20 miles (16,829.19 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.11 miles (32.37 km) W | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 2 | 84.07 miles (135.30 km) E | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 3 | 122.41 miles (197.00 km) WNW | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 4 | 152.23 miles (245.00 km) NNW | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 5 | 154.97 miles (249.41 km) SE | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 6 | 173.08 miles (278.55 km) ENE | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 7 | 175.37 miles (282.23 km) WNW | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 8 | 200.42 miles (322.55 km) NNE | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 211.10 miles (339.74 km) SW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 10 | 215.67 miles (347.09 km) SE | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 230.75 miles (371.36 km) NW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 12 | 241.37 miles (388.44 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 13 | 251.35 miles (404.51 km) S | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 256.32 miles (412.51 km) E | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 15 | 261.43 miles (420.72 km) SSE | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,133.80 miles (17,918.07 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,701.51 miles (17,222.37 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,689.76 miles (17,203.47 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,689.54 miles (17,203.10 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,688.90 miles (17,202.07 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,686.57 miles (17,198.33 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,685.35 miles (17,196.36 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,679.18 miles (17,186.44 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,677.52 miles (17,183.76 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,676.25 miles (17,181.71 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,673.23 miles (17,176.85 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,670.37 miles (17,172.26 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,669.21 miles (17,170.39 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,657.24 miles (17,151.12 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,639.24 miles (17,122.16 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |