Nonstop flight route between Cowley, Alberta, Canada and Brest, Belarus:
Departure Airport:
(49°38'11"N by 114°5'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E)
Distance from YYM to BQT:
4,988.30 miles (8,027.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cowley Airport (YYM), Cowley, Alberta, Canada and Brest Airport (BQT), Brest, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,988 miles (or 8,028 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 Cowley Airport and Brest 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 Cowley Airport and Brest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYM / CYYM |
| Airport Name: | Cowley Airport |
| Location: | Cowley, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°38'11"N by 114°5'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Alberta Soaring Council |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 3876 feet (1,181 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYM |
| More Information: | YYM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQT / UMBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brest, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 468 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQT |
| More Information: | BQT Maps & Info |
Facts about Cowley Airport (YYM):
- The closest airport to Cowley Airport (YYM) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of YYM.
- The furthest airport from Cowley Airport (YYM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Cowley Airport (YYM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Brest Airport (BQT):
- Because of Brest Airport's relatively low elevation of 468 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest 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 Brest Airport (BQT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,340 miles (18,250 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Brest Airport", other names for BQT include "Аэрапорт Брэст" and "Аэропорт Брест".
- Brest Airport (BQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Brest Airport (BQT) is Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WSW of BQT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.11 miles (14.66 km) SSE | Pincher Creek Airport (WPC) | Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 57.94 miles (93.24 km) E | Lethbridge Airport (YQL) | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) W | Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 91.90 miles (147.90 km) S | Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) | Kalispell, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 92.43 miles (148.76 km) WNW | Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) | Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 102.74 miles (165.35 km) N | Calgary International Airport (YYC) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 105.27 miles (169.41 km) SE | Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 125.88 miles (202.58 km) NNW | Banff Airport (YBA) | Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 125.90 miles (202.62 km) SE | Shelby Airport (SBX) | Shelby, Montana, United States | |
| 10 | 137.03 miles (220.53 km) ENE | CFB Suffield (YSD) | Suffield, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 152.66 miles (245.68 km) ENE | Medicine Hat Airport (YXH) | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 160.59 miles (258.44 km) W | West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 176.12 miles (283.43 km) N | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 178.83 miles (287.80 km) SW | Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 187.93 miles (302.45 km) S | Missoula International Airport (MSO) | Missoula, Montana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,456.30 miles (16,827.75 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,398.03 miles (16,733.96 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,372.17 miles (16,692.35 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,370.44 miles (16,689.56 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,368.78 miles (16,686.90 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,367.60 miles (16,684.99 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,249.97 miles (16,495.68 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,234.49 miles (16,470.77 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,189.00 miles (16,397.57 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,186.38 miles (16,393.34 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,170.72 miles (16,368.15 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,169.57 miles (16,366.29 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,158.34 miles (16,348.22 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,157.99 miles (16,347.65 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,153.17 miles (16,339.90 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.87 miles (52.90 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 2 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) SW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 3 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) W | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 4 | 124.35 miles (200.11 km) W | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 139.25 miles (224.10 km) W | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 158.65 miles (255.32 km) S | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 160.33 miles (258.02 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 8 | 183.85 miles (295.88 km) NNE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 9 | 193.60 miles (311.57 km) W | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 10 | 194.04 miles (312.27 km) NE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) SSE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 197.45 miles (317.76 km) N | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 211.10 miles (339.74 km) NE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 14 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) S | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 226.97 miles (365.28 km) SW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,339.83 miles (18,249.65 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,903.17 miles (17,546.90 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,887.10 miles (17,521.05 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,885.10 miles (17,517.82 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,883.33 miles (17,514.97 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,881.77 miles (17,512.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,879.21 miles (17,508.35 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,874.15 miles (17,500.21 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,873.29 miles (17,498.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,872.16 miles (17,497.00 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,866.98 miles (17,488.66 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,863.96 miles (17,483.81 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,855.19 miles (17,469.69 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,854.56 miles (17,468.68 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,833.46 miles (17,434.72 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |