Nonstop flight route between Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada and Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Puvirnituq Airport (YPX), Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada and London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,853 miles (or 4,591 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 Puvirnituq Airport and London Luton 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 Puvirnituq Airport and London Luton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Puvirnituq Airport (YPX):

• Because of Puvirnituq Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Puvirnituq 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.
• Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,575 miles (17,018 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Akulivik Airport (AKV), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of YPX.

Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):

• An airport was opened on the site on 16 July 1938 by the Secretary of State for Air, Kingsley Wood.
• The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
• In 2013, just under 9.7 million passengers passed through the airport, making Luton the sixth busiest airport in the UK.
• London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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.
• In August 1997, to fund an £80 million extension of the airport, the council issued a 30-year concession contract to a public private partnership consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Limited, a partnership of Airport Group International and Barclays Private Equity.
• The airport remains in municipal ownership, owned by Luton Borough Council but managed by the private sector London Luton Airport Operations Limited.
• The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
• It became the operating base for charter airlines such as Autair, Euravia, Dan-Air and Monarch.
• The airport was also mentioned in a famous Campari advert featuring Lorraine Chase, with the punch line "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?".