Nonstop flight route between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Greenwood, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Greenwood County Airport (GRD), Greenwood, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,298 miles (or 2,088 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 relatively short distance between Charlottetown Airport and Greenwood County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GRD / KGRD |
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| Location: | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°14'54"N by 82°9'33"W |
| Area Served: | Greenwood, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenwood County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 631 feet (192 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRD |
| More Information: | GRD Maps & Info |
Facts about Charlottetown Airport (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.
- Throughout this time, Upton Airport received the first air mail service in Canada.
- 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.
- Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
- 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.
- Following the end of World War II, the military presence at the airport diminished by late 1945 and the base was decommissioned and transferred from the RCAF to the federal Department of Transport on February 1, 1946, returning the airfield to civilian use.
Facts about Greenwood County Airport (GRD):
- The closest airport to Greenwood County Airport (GRD) is Anderson Regional Airport (AND), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of GRD.
- The military use of the airport ended on December 31, 1945 and the airfield was turned over to civil authorities and converted into a civil airport in 1947.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood County Airport", another name for GRD is "Coronaca Army Airfield".
- Greenwood County Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres at an elevation of 631 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Greenwood County Airport (GRD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greenwood County Airport (GRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Greenwood County Airport's relatively low elevation of 631 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood County 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.
