Nonstop flight route between Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada and Chefornak, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP), Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada and Chefornak Airport (CYF), Chefornak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,096 miles (or 4,983 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 Kuujjuaq Airport and Chefornak 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 Kuujjuaq Airport and Chefornak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP):

• A large-scale terminal expansion project was carried out at the airport between 2006 to 2008.
• The closest airport to Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) is Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of YVP.
• The furthest airport from Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,812 miles (17,400 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• See also station reports at AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
• Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) has 2 runways.
• Fort Chimo was one of three "Crystal" sites in the Canadian Arctic Region, Frobisher Bay Air Base, Northwest Territories being "Crystal II", and a station on Padloping Island being "Crystal III".
• Because of Kuujjuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuujjuaq 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.

Facts about Chefornak Airport (CYF):

• Because of Chefornak Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Chefornak 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 Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Kipnuk Airport (KPN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of CYF.
• The furthest airport from Chefornak Airport (CYF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,623 miles (17,096 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Chefornak Airport", another name for CYF is "CFK".
• Chefornak Airport (CYF) currently has only 1 runway.
• A new airstrip has been built further out from the village due to concerns with the current airstrip being near the school and pedestrian traffic, however, the runway must settle for several years before it is ready to be used.