Nonstop flight route between Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada and West Lafayette, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thicket Portage Airport (YTD), Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada and Purdue University Airport (LAF), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,142 miles (or 1,837 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 relatively short distance between Thicket Portage Airport and Purdue University Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTD / CZLQ |
| Airport Name: | Thicket Portage Airport |
| Location: | Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°19'8"N by 97°42'28"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 679 feet (207 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YTD |
| More Information: | YTD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAF / KLAF |
| Airport Name: | Purdue University Airport |
| Location: | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°24'43"N by 86°56'12"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Purdue University |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 606 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAF |
| More Information: | LAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Thicket Portage Airport (YTD):
- Because of Thicket Portage Airport's relatively low elevation of 679 feet, planes can take off or land at Thicket Portage 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.
- Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) is Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of YTD.
- The furthest airport from Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,285 miles (16,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Purdue University Airport (LAF):
- Purdue University Airport also had its own airline, Purdue Airlines in the 1960s and 1970s.
- The airport covers an area of 527 acres at an elevation of 606 feet above mean sea level.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,959 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,518 enplanements in 2009, and 1,405 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Purdue University Airport's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Purdue University 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 Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NW of LAF.
- Not many services are available at Purdue airport, but there are a few.
- President Ronald Reagan and Air Force One visited Purdue University Airport on April 9, 1987.
- Purdue University Airport (LAF) has 2 runways.
