Nonstop flight route between Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and Skopje, Macedonia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and Skopje Airport (SKP), Skopje, Macedonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,237 miles (or 8,429 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 Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport and Skopje 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 Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport and Skopje Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE):

• In addition to being known as "Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport", another name for YXE is "Saskatoon International Airport".
• The closest airport to Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) is North Battleford Airport (YQW), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) WNW of YXE.
• The furthest airport from Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,134 miles (16,309 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In 1993 the name of the airport was changed to recognize Canada's 13th Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
• In 2005 additional renovations were completed to the check-in area and baggage screening as well as the addition of a fifth bridge.
• Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) has 2 runways.
• Air Canada in 1950 began operating the Canadair North Star at the airport, followed by the Vickers Viscount in 1955.
• Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport handled 1,246,405 passengers last year.
• In 2013, the Saskatoon Airport Authority completed its phase 1 terminal expansion.
• Due to larger aircraft and more frequent flights, in 1972 plans were drafted for a new terminal building.
• On January 1, 1971, the City of Saskatoon annexed the airport and surrounding lands totalling 2,111.7 acres.

Facts about Skopje Airport (SKP):

• Skopje Airport handled 98,440 passengers last year.
• Skopje Airport (SKP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The first commercial flights in Skopje were introduced in 1929 when the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced a route linking the city with the capital, Belgrade.
• The furthest airport from Skopje Airport (SKP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,514 miles (18,530 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Skopje Airport", other names for SKP include "Аеродром Скопје" and "Aerodrom Skopje".
• The closest airport to Skopje Airport (SKP) is Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NW of SKP.
• There is a new bus service linking the airport and the City.
• After the Second World War, Aeroput was replaced by JAT Yugoslav Airlines, which linked Skopje to a number of domestic and international destinations until the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.
• Because of Skopje Airport's relatively low elevation of 781 feet, planes can take off or land at Skopje 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.