Nonstop flight route between Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Ignace, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC), Ignace, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,983 miles (or 4,800 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 Flores Airport and Ignace Municipal 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 Flores Airport and Ignace Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZUC / CZUC |
Airport Name: | Ignace Municipal Airport |
Location: | Ignace, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°25'46"N by 91°43'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Township of Ignace |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1435 feet (437 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZUC |
More Information: | ZUC Maps & Info |
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- But, it was only in 1972 that an airport was inaugurated on the island of Flores.
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
Facts about Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC):
- The furthest airport from Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,703 miles (17,224 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC) is Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome (YIB), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of ZUC.
- Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC) currently has only 1 runway.