Nonstop flight route between Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Slave Lake Airport (YZH), Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,338 miles (or 8,591 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2, 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2. 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: | IWO / RJAW |
Airport Name: | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 |
Location: | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from IWO |
More Information: | IWO Maps & Info |
Facts about Slave Lake Airport (YZH):
- The closest airport to Slave Lake Airport (YZH) is Whitecourt Airport (YZU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) SSW of 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.
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- Central Field stayed in American hands until being turned over to the Japanese Government on 27 June 1968.
- The closest airport to Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) is Hachijojima Airport (HAC), which is located 583 miles (938 kilometers) N of IWO.
- Central Field was also the headquarters for VII Fighter Command from March 1 – December 1, 1945, along with the intelligence-gathering 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron from August though mid-September 1945.
- The furthest airport from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) is Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), which is nearly antipodal to Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (meaning Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cabo Frio International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.