Nonstop flight route between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(46°17'21"N by 63°7'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°13'58"S by 142°13'1"E)
Distance from YYG to GIC:
9,472.09 miles (15,243.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Boigu Island Airport (GIC), Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,472 miles (or 15,244 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 Charlottetown Airport and Boigu Island 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 Charlottetown Airport and Boigu Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYG / CYYG |
| Airport Name: | Charlottetown Airport |
| Location: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°17'21"N by 63°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYG |
| More Information: | YYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIC / YBOI |
| Airport Name: | Boigu Island Airport |
| Location: | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'58"S by 142°13'1"E |
| Area Served: | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Islands Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIC |
| More Information: | GIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):
- In December 1939 the city government offered the airport to the federal government for military use through the duration of World War II.
- Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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.
- Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
- The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Since the turn of the millennium, and especially since the mid-2000s, Charlottetown Airport has seen a great increase in flights.
- On February 28, 1999 the Department of Transport transferred operational and financial responsibility for the Charlottetown Airport to the Charlottetown Airport Authority under a 60-year lease arrangement.
Facts about Boigu Island Airport (GIC):
- The furthest airport from Boigu Island Airport (GIC) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Because of Boigu Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Boigu Island 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 closest airport to Boigu Island Airport (GIC) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of GIC.
- Boigu Island Airport (GIC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.63 miles (57.35 km) WNW | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |     |
| 2 | 75.52 miles (121.54 km) W | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 3 | 94.76 miles (152.50 km) ESE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 4 | 99.20 miles (159.65 km) S | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 5 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) NE | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 115.64 miles (186.10 km) S | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 7 | 121.43 miles (195.42 km) WNW | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 8 | 125.17 miles (201.44 km) SW | CFB Greenwood (YZX) | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 9 | 147.06 miles (236.66 km) E | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 149.43 miles (240.48 km) WSW | Saint John Airport (YSJ) | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 11 | 154.39 miles (248.47 km) NW | Bathurst Airport (ZBF) | Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 12 | 162.06 miles (260.81 km) W | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 13 | 165.05 miles (265.62 km) NW | Bonaventure Airport (YVB) | Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 166.36 miles (267.73 km) W | Fredericton International Airport (YFC) | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 15 | 176.72 miles (284.40 km) SW | Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,651.38 miles (18,751.04 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,605.12 miles (18,676.59 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,577.76 miles (18,632.54 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,565.98 miles (18,613.59 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,562.61 miles (18,608.17 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,542.47 miles (18,575.76 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,527.93 miles (18,552.36 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,454.81 miles (18,434.69 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,447.40 miles (18,422.76 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,444.19 miles (18,417.60 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,363.53 miles (18,287.79 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,338.13 miles (18,246.91 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,327.94 miles (18,230.50 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,305.43 miles (18,194.28 km) S | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,255.23 miles (18,113.50 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.85 miles (94.70 km) SE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 63.42 miles (102.07 km) S | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 68.34 miles (109.97 km) E | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 68.54 miles (110.31 km) S | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 70.55 miles (113.54 km) WNW | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 80.86 miles (130.14 km) SE | Coconut Island (CNC) | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 91.76 miles (147.68 km) NNE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 93.64 miles (150.70 km) S | Horn Island Airport (HID) | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 119.83 miles (192.85 km) S | Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 119.84 miles (192.87 km) NNE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 128.85 miles (207.36 km) NNW | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 132.29 miles (212.91 km) WNW | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 133.74 miles (215.23 km) ESE | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 145.89 miles (234.79 km) NNW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 157.67 miles (253.75 km) NNW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,556.00 miles (18,597.53 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,539.11 miles (18,570.36 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,536.50 miles (18,566.14 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,507.08 miles (18,518.80 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,460.23 miles (18,443.40 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,457.28 miles (18,438.66 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,444.40 miles (18,417.93 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,439.44 miles (18,409.95 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,432.72 miles (18,399.14 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,421.65 miles (18,381.31 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,397.48 miles (18,342.42 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,396.02 miles (18,340.07 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,394.88 miles (18,338.24 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,391.87 miles (18,333.40 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,389.96 miles (18,330.32 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |