Nonstop flight route between Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ), Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,602 miles (or 10,624 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport and Gaudêncio Machado Ramos 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport and Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXC / CYXC |
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Location: | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cranbrook |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3084 feet (940 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXC |
More Information: | YXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALQ / SSLT |
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Location: | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°48'45"S by 55°53'31"W |
Area Served: | Alegrete |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALQ |
More Information: | ALQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC):
- Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,502 miles (16,902 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On February 11, 1978 Flight 314, a Pacific Western Airlines 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Edmonton, via Calgary and Cranbrook, to Castlegar Airport crashed at Cranbrook Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Rockies International Airport", another name for YXC is "Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport".
- The closest airport to Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of YXC.
Facts about Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ):
- In addition to being known as "Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport", another name for ALQ is "Aeroporto Gaudêncio Machado Ramos".
- Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Artigas International Airport (ATI), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SW of ALQ.
- The furthest airport from Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (meaning Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,332 miles (19,846 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- Because of Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaudêncio Machado Ramos 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 airport was built as a replacement to an older facility located closer to downtown which was then closed.