Nonstop flight route between Prince George, British Columbia, Canada and Comayagua, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince George Airport (YXS), Prince George, British Columbia, Canada and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,322 miles (or 5,347 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 Prince George Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Prince George Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXS / CYXS |
Airport Name: | Prince George Airport |
Location: | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°53'3"N by 122°40'38"W |
Area Served: | Prince George, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2267 feet (691 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXS |
More Information: | YXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Prince George Airport (YXS):
- On July 13, 2012, the third largest operating cargo aircraft landed at YXS to pick up cargo.
- The closest airport to Prince George Airport (YXS) is Quesnel Airport (YQZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) S of YXS.
- Prince George Airport (YXS) has 3 runways.
- The Prince George Airport was commercialized in 1963 when Mrs.
- On December 19, 2009 a fire destroyed the Northern Thunderbird Air terminal with no loss of life The airline has stated that operations will continue as normal despite the setback
- The furthest airport from Prince George Airport (YXS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,399 miles (16,736 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- As of January 2008, all 44 of the apartment buildings were finished and already occupied.
- The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to the Honduran Air Force Academy, the US military's Joint Task Force Bravo is headquartered at Soto Cano.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- All military personnel live on the installation.