Nonstop flight route between Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada and Jolo, Sulu, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Watson Lake Airport (YQH), Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada and Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,533 miles (or 10,514 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 Watson Lake Airport and Jolo 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 Watson Lake Airport and Jolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQH / CYQH |
Airport Name: | Watson Lake Airport |
Location: | Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°6'59"N by 128°49'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2255 feet (687 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQH |
More Information: | YQH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOL / RPMJ |
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Location: | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E |
Area Served: | Jolo, Sulu |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOL |
More Information: | JOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Watson Lake Airport (YQH):
- Watson Lake Airport (YQH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Watson Lake Airport (YQH) is Dease Lake Airport (YDL), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SSW of YQH.
- Watson Lake Airport is located 5 nautical miles west of Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada, and is operated by the Yukon government.
- The furthest airport from Watson Lake Airport (YQH) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,299 miles (16,574 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- The furthest airport from Jolo Airport (JOL) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jolo Airport (meaning Jolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maués Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- On December 14, 2009, then former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A.
- Jolo Airport is the airport serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province of Sulu in the Philippines.
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- At the end of the war, the airport, then owned by the United States military, was turned over to the Sulu provincial government.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- Because of Jolo Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jolo 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.