Nonstop flight route between Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,698 miles (or 4,342 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 Battle Mountain Airport and Qikiqtarjuaq 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 Battle Mountain Airport and Qikiqtarjuaq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAM / KBAM |
Airport Name: | Battle Mountain Airport |
Location: | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°35'58"N by 116°52'33"W |
Area Served: | Battle Mountain, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Lander County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4532 feet (1,381 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAM |
More Information: | BAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVM / CYVM |
Airport Name: | Qikiqtarjuaq Airport |
Location: | Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°32'48"N by 64°1'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YVM |
More Information: | YVM Maps & Info |
Facts about Battle Mountain Airport (BAM):
- The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip.
- Because of Battle Mountain Airport's high elevation of 4,532 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,030 miles (17,752 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of BAM.
- Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) has 2 runways.
- The airstrip at Battle Mountain was used as a setting by novelist Dale Brown in his techno-thriller novel Battle Born.
Facts about Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM):
- This airport is a popular stop for pilots ferrying turboprop aircraft between Canada and Europe.
- Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Qikiqtarjuaq Airport is located at Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
- The closest airport to Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) is Pangnirtung Airport (YXP), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) SSW of YVM.
- Because of Qikiqtarjuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Qikiqtarjuaq 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.