Nonstop flight route between Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and Canberra, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS), Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,952 miles (or 12,798 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome and Canberra 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWS / |
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Location: | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°8'36"N by 122°56'57"W |
Area Served: | Whistler, British Columbia,& Pemberton, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Harbour Air Flight Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2100 feet (640 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YWS |
More Information: | YWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBR / YSCB |
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Location: | Canberra, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
Area Served: | Canberra |
Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS):
- The furthest airport from Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,620 miles (17,091 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome", another name for YWS is "CAE5".
- The closest airport to Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Squamish Airport (YSE), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of YWS.
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- The Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese rejected Canberra International Airport's draft master plan in November 2008, on the grounds that it did not provide enough detail on the proposal to develop the airport into a freight hub.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The project was given the go ahead by Canberra International Airport executive chairman Terry Snow, to start late 2009.
- In 2002 and 2007 Canberra Airport won the Australian Airports Capital City Airport of the Year Award.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
- In the years since the sale of the lease to Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd, a series of upgrades have taken place at the Airport including major terminal upgrades.
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- Construction of the Southern Concourse was completed in late 2010 and came into service on 14 November.
- Over a dozen office buildings have also been built on airport land at Brindabella Business Park and Fairbairn.
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".