Nonstop flight route between Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada and Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitecourt Airport (YZU), Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada and Los Alamos Airport (LAM), Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,342 miles (or 2,160 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 Whitecourt Airport and Los Alamos Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZU / CYZU |
Airport Name: | Whitecourt Airport |
Location: | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W |
Area Served: | Whitecourt |
Operator/Owner: | Woodlands County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2567 feet (782 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZU |
More Information: | YZU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAM / KLAM |
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Location: | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'46"N by 106°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Los Alamos, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Alamos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7171 feet (2,186 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAM |
More Information: | LAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitecourt Airport (YZU):
- The furthest airport from Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Whitecourt Airport, is located 3.5 nautical miles west of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada.
- The closest airport to Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Edson Airport (YET), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SW of YZU.
- Whitecourt Airport (YZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- On site there is an Alberta Sustainable Resource Development fire suppression tanker base located at the south east side of the airport at the intersection of taxiway B and A.
Facts about Los Alamos Airport (LAM):
- The airport was built in 1947 by the Atomic Energy Commission as part of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, but the federal government transferred the facility to county ownership in 2008.
- The closest airport to Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of LAM.
- Los Alamos Airport (LAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of the restricted airspace immediately to the south of the runway, and the noise-sensitive residential area just west of the runway, Los Alamos Airport employs a non-standard traffic pattern.
- The furthest airport from Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Los Alamos Airport", another name for LAM is "Los Alamos County Airport".
- Because of Los Alamos Airport's high elevation of 7,171 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.