Nonstop flight route between Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaua Airport (ZGU), Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu and Kugaaruk Airport (YBB), Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,450 miles (or 11,989 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 Gaua Airport and Kugaaruk 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 Gaua Airport and Kugaaruk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGU / NVSQ |
Airport Name: | Gaua Airport |
Location: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°13'5"S by 167°35'13"E |
Area Served: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGU |
More Information: | ZGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBB / CYBB |
Airport Name: | Kugaaruk Airport |
Location: | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°32'8"N by 89°48'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBB |
More Information: | YBB Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaua Airport (ZGU):
- The closest airport to Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of ZGU.
- The furthest airport from Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is nearly antipodal to Gaua Airport (meaning Gaua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bakel Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Bakel, Senegal.
Facts about Kugaaruk Airport (YBB):
- Because of Kugaaruk Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugaaruk 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 closest airport to Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of YBB.
- Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,882 miles (15,903 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.