Nonstop flight route between Muskoka, Ontario, Canada and Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from YQA to GPS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YQA Airport Information
- GPS Airport Information
- Facts about YQA
- Facts about GPS
- Map of Nearest Airports to YQA
- List of Nearest Airports to YQA
- Map of Furthest Airports from YQA
- List of Furthest Airports from YQA
- Map of Nearest Airports to GPS
- List of Nearest Airports to GPS
- Map of Furthest Airports from GPS
- List of Furthest Airports from GPS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Muskoka Airport (YQA), Muskoka, Ontario, Canada and Seymour Airport (GPS), Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,210 miles (or 5,166 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 Muskoka Airport and Seymour 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 Muskoka Airport and Seymour Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQA / CYQA |
| Airport Name: | Muskoka Airport |
| Location: | Muskoka, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°58'30"N by 79°18'14"W |
| Area Served: | District Municipality of Muskoka |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 922 feet (281 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQA |
| More Information: | YQA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPS / SEGS |
| Airport Name: | Seymour Airport |
| Location: | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'14"S by 90°15'56"W |
| Area Served: | Baltra, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 207 feet (63 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GPS |
| More Information: | GPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Muskoka Airport (YQA):
- Muskoka Airport (YQA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Muskoka Airport (YQA) is Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of YQA.
- From 1942 to end of World War II, it served as a training facility for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
- Because of Muskoka Airport's relatively low elevation of 922 feet, planes can take off or land at Muskoka 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 Muskoka Airport (YQA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,357 miles (18,277 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Seymour Airport (GPS):
- By 30 September 1945, most personnel were withdrawn and only a housekeeping staff remained.
- The furthest airport from Seymour Airport (GPS) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Seymour Airport (GPS) is San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SE of GPS.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline and the Panama Canal against Japanese submarines.
- Because of Seymour Airport's relatively low elevation of 207 feet, planes can take off or land at Seymour 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.
- Seymour Airport (GPS) currently has only 1 runway.
