Nonstop flight route between Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wrigley Airport (YWY), Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,274 miles (or 5,269 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 Wrigley Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Wrigley Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWY / CYWY |
Airport Name: | Wrigley Airport |
Location: | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°12'34"N by 123°26'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWY |
More Information: | YWY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Wrigley Airport (YWY):
- Because of Wrigley Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrigley 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 Wrigley Airport (YWY) is Fort Simpson Airport (YFS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) SE of YWY.
- The furthest airport from Wrigley Airport (YWY) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,022 miles (16,130 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Wrigley Airport (YWY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- Naval Base Key West was reopened just prior to the United States' entry into World War II to support Navy destroyers, submarines, patrol craft and PBY flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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.
- After World War II ended, NAS Key West was retained as a training facility.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, NAS Key West's Trumbo Point Annex and Truman Annex waterfront pier areas served as the home port for the Pegasus-class hydrofoils of Patrol Hydrofoil Missile Squadron ONE.
- By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.