Nonstop flight route between Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada and Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort St. John Airport (YXJ), Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada and Daru Airport (DAU), Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,972 miles (or 11,220 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 Fort St. John Airport and Daru 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 Fort St. John Airport and Daru Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXJ / CYXJ |
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Location: | Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°14'17"N by 120°44'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Peace Airport Services Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2280 feet (695 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXJ |
More Information: | YXJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAU / AYDU |
Airport Name: | Daru Airport |
Location: | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°5'12"S by 143°12'28"E |
Area Served: | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAU |
More Information: | DAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort St. John Airport (YXJ):
- In addition to being known as "Fort St. John Airport", another name for YXJ is "North Peace Airport".
- In 2013, WestJet Encore announced regular scheduled service to Calgary and Vancouver, representing a major expansion of airline service to the Fort St.
- Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSE of YXJ.
- The furthest airport from Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,246 miles (16,489 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
Facts about Daru Airport (DAU):
- The closest airport to Daru Airport (DAU) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSW of DAU.
- Because of Daru Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Daru 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 Daru Airport (DAU) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Daru Airport (DAU) currently has only 1 runway.