Nonstop flight route between La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada and Pilot Station, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC), La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada and Pilot Station Airport (PQS), Pilot Station, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,056 miles (or 3,310 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 La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport and Pilot Station Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVC / CYVC |
Airport Name: | La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport |
Location: | La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°9'5"N by 105°16'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of La Ronge |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1244 feet (379 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YVC |
More Information: | YVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PQS / |
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Location: | Pilot Station, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°56'3"N by 162°53'57"W |
Area Served: | Pilot Station, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 305 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQS |
More Information: | PQS Maps & Info |
Facts about La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC):
- La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC) is Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WNW of YVC.
- The furthest airport from La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,020 miles (16,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Pilot Station Airport (PQS):
- The closest airport to Pilot Station Airport (PQS) is St. Mary's Airport (KSM), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of PQS.
- Pilot Station Airport (PQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pilot Station Airport (PQS) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,503 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Pilot Station Airport", another name for PQS is "0AK".
- Because of Pilot Station Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Pilot Station 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.