Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Chilliwack Airport (YCW), Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,031 miles (or 1,659 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 Lake County Airport and Chilliwack Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV |
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Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W |
Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXV |
More Information: | LXV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCW / CYCW |
Airport Name: | Chilliwack Airport |
Location: | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°9'10"N by 121°56'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Magnum Management Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCW |
More Information: | YCW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
- At one point, the airport had scheduled passenger airline service.
Facts about Chilliwack Airport (YCW):
- Because of Chilliwack Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chilliwack 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 Chilliwack Airport (YCW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,666 miles (17,166 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Airport Coffee Shop at the Chilliwack airport operated sporadically from the opening of the airport until it was purchased in the 1970s by Neil and Kathleen Mc Neill.
- The closest airport to Chilliwack Airport (YCW) is Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of YCW.
- Chilliwack Airport (YCW) currently has only 1 runway.