Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,674 miles (or 12,350 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 Lethbridge Airport and Mackay 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 Lethbridge Airport and Mackay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL | 
| Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport | 
| Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W | 
| Area Served: | Lethbridge | 
| Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQL | 
| More Information: | YQL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK | 
| Airport Name: | Mackay Airport | 
| Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKY | 
| More Information: | MKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
 - Lethbridge County assumed ownership of the airport on 1 January 1997, and it was subsequently named the Lethbridge County Airport.
 - The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
 - On 1 August 2013, the County of Lethbridge approved renaming the airport to Lethbridge Airport.
 
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
 - Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
 - Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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.
 - Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
 - Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
 
