Nonstop flight route between Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Slave Lake Airport (YZH), Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and Darwaz Airport (DAZ), Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,950 miles (or 9,576 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 Slave Lake Airport and Darwaz 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 Slave Lake Airport and Darwaz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZH / CYZH |
Airport Name: | Slave Lake Airport |
Location: | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°17'35"N by 114°46'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Slave Lake Airport Services Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1912 feet (583 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZH |
More Information: | YZH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAZ / OADZ |
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Location: | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°27'42"N by 70°52'55"E |
Area Served: | Darwaz |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4331 feet (1,320 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAZ |
More Information: | DAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Slave Lake Airport (YZH):
- Slave Lake Airport (YZH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Slave Lake Airport (YZH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,150 miles (16,335 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Slave Lake Airport (YZH) is Whitecourt Airport (YZU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) SSW of YZH.
Facts about Darwaz Airport (DAZ):
- Because of Darwaz Airport's high elevation of 4,331 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DAZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DAZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Darwaz Airport (DAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Darwaz Airport (DAZ) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SW of DAZ.
- In addition to being known as "Darwaz Airport", another name for DAZ is "Darwaz Airport (Darwaz)".
- The furthest airport from Darwaz Airport (DAZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.