Nonstop flight route between Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hall Beach Airport (YUX), Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,699 miles (or 4,344 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 Hall Beach Airport and Lakefront 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 Hall Beach Airport and Lakefront Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUX / CYUX |
Airport Name: | Hall Beach Airport |
Location: | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°46'32"N by 81°14'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YUX |
More Information: | YUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEW / KNEW |
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Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W |
Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Orleans Levee District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NEW |
More Information: | NEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Hall Beach Airport (YUX):
- Because of Hall Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Hall Beach 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 Hall Beach Airport (YUX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,986 miles (16,071 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hall Beach Airport (YUX) is Igloolik Airport (YGT), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of YUX.
- Hall Beach Airport (YUX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces and housed the Tropical Weather School in 1945.
- On January 23, 2010 a United States Navy Beechcraft T-34 Mentor training aircraft crashed into Lake Ponchartrain just over one mile from the approach end of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lakefront Airport was damaged by hurricane-force winds and the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and a number of the hangars and outlying buildings were destroyed.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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 airport was constructed in the mid-1930s by Huey Long on a man-made peninsula dredged by the Orleans Levee Board, jutting into Lake Pontchartrain on the Eastern New Orleans side of the Industrial Canal.
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.