Nonstop flight route between Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada and Waterford, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada and Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,355 miles (or 5,399 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport and Waterford 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport and Waterford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSY / CYSY | 
| Airport Name: | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport | 
| Location: | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSY | 
| More Information: | YSY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAT / EIWF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Waterford, Ireland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'13"N by 7°5'12"W | 
| Area Served: | Waterford, Ireland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Waterford Regional Airport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 119 feet (36 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WAT | 
| More Information: | WAT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY):
- Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,780 miles (15,739 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) S of YSY.
Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):
- Between 1987 and 1988 Aer Lingus operated services to Dublin.
- The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The nearest bus and coach station is 10km away in Waterford from where Bus Éireann provides services to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Rosslare Europort, Wexford, Clonmel and Tramore.
- On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann transferred all of its Waterford routes into the Aer Lingus Regional brand effective from 25 March 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
- The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
- On 13 March 2007 a €27.5 million upgrade of Waterford Airport was announced.
- Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
- Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.




