Nonstop flight route between Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada and Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whale Cove Airport (YXN), Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada and Perth Airport (PSL), Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,915 miles (or 4,692 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 Whale Cove Airport and Perth 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 Whale Cove Airport and Perth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXN / CYXN |
Airport Name: | Whale Cove Airport |
Location: | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°14'24"N by 92°35'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXN |
More Information: | YXN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSL / EGPT |
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Location: | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°26'27"N by 3°22'26"W |
Area Served: | Perth, Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | ACS Aviation Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 397 feet (121 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSL |
More Information: | PSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Whale Cove Airport (YXN):
- Because of Whale Cove Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whale Cove 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.
- Whale Cove Airport (YXN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of YXN.
- The furthest airport from Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,138 miles (16,316 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Perth Airport (PSL):
- In addition to being known as "Perth Airport", another name for PSL is "Perth (Scone) Airport".
- By 1960 Airwork acquired Air Service Training an engineering training school, which it relocated from the south of England to the airport.
- AST, which is now part of Perth College, retains a presence at the airport and continues to offer aeronautical engineering courses.
- The closest airport to Perth Airport (PSL) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of PSL.
- Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 397 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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 Perth Airport (PSL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,684 miles (18,804 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Perth Airport (PSL) has 3 runways.