Nonstop flight route between Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Gimli, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,480 miles (or 2,382 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Gimli Industrial Park Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCS / |
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Location: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°51'57"N by 90°1'19"W |
Area Served: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Seaplane Inc |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCS |
More Information: | BCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGM / CYGM |
Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport |
Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGM |
More Information: | YGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS):
- Because of Southern Seaplane Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Seaplane 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 Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of BCS.
- Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Southern Seaplane Airport", another name for BCS is "65LA".
- The furthest airport from Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- The closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
- Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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 furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Three people were killed on August 27, 1992 when a NewCal Aviation turbine-modified de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou they were aboard crashed on the airfield during climb-out after a short take-off from the airport.