Nonstop flight route between Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada and Greenville, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ), Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada and Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,121 miles (or 5,024 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 Beaver Creek Airport and Greenville Downtown 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 Beaver Creek Airport and Greenville Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXQ / CYXQ |
Airport Name: | Beaver Creek Airport |
Location: | Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°24'37"N by 140°52'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2131 feet (650 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXQ |
More Information: | YXQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMU / KGMU |
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Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMU |
More Information: | GMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ):
- Beaver Creek Airport is the western-most airport in Canada.
- The furthest airport from Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,386 miles (16,715 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ) is Chisana Airport (CZN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WSW of YXQ.
Facts about Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):
- Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
- GMU opened in 1928 and was initially named Greenville Municipal Airport.
- The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
- GMU also has a restaurant, the Runway Cafe.
- The Airport Commission recently completed extensive runway, taxiway, and apron improvements, a major terminal renovation, and construction of a new road that made additional land available for development.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airfield for training.
- The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
- The report notes that GMU is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina with nearly 80,000 take-offs and landings annually and more than 245 based aircraft.