Nonstop flight route between Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada and Vero Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wrigley Airport (YWY), Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada and Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB), Vero Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,114 miles (or 5,012 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 Vero Beach Municipal 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 Wrigley Airport and Vero Beach Municipal Airport. 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: | VRB / KVRB |
| Airport Name: | Vero Beach Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Vero Beach, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°39'20"N by 80°25'4"W |
| Area Served: | Vero Beach, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Vero Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRB |
| More Information: | VRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wrigley Airport (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.
- 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.
Facts about Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB):
- Because of Vero Beach Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Vero Beach Municipal 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) is St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VRB.
- The furthest airport from Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,565 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- FlightSafety Academy, a leading flight training school and part of FlightSafety International, is also at VRB.
- In 1948 major league baseball arrived as Bud Holman, a local businessman, invited the Brooklyn Dodgers to take over barracks facilities from the closed naval air station for winter and spring training.
- Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) has 3 runways.
