Nonstop flight route between Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada and Raton, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wrigley Airport (YWY), Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada and Raton Municipal Airport (RTN), Raton, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,995 miles (or 3,211 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 Wrigley Airport and Raton Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RTN / KRTN |
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| Location: | Raton, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'30"N by 104°30'7"W |
| Area Served: | Raton, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Raton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6352 feet (1,936 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RTN |
| More Information: | RTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Wrigley Airport (YWY):
- The closest airport to Wrigley Airport (YWY) is Fort Simpson Airport (YFS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) SE of YWY.
- Wrigley Airport (YWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
Facts about Raton Municipal Airport (RTN):
- In addition to being known as "Raton Municipal Airport", another name for RTN is "Crews Field".
- Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Raton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,352 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Raton Municipal Airport covers 1,280 acres at an elevation of 6,352 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Perry Stokes Airport (TAD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of RTN.
- The furthest airport from Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,053 miles (17,788 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
