Nonstop flight route between Mesquite, Nevada, United States and Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mesquite Airport (MFH), Mesquite, Nevada, United States and Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,640 miles (or 4,249 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 Mesquite Airport and Iqaluit 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 Mesquite Airport and Iqaluit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFH / |
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Location: | Mesquite, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'59"N by 114°3'20"W |
Area Served: | Mesquite, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mesquite |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1978 feet (603 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFH |
More Information: | MFH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFB / CYFB |
Airport Name: | Iqaluit Airport |
Location: | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°45'24"N by 68°33'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFB |
More Information: | YFB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mesquite Airport (MFH):
- Mesquite Airport (MFH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mesquite Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Mesquite, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Mesquite Airport", another name for MFH is "67L".
- The furthest airport from Mesquite Airport (MFH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,247 miles (18,100 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Mesquite Airport (MFH) is St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of MFH.
Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):
- There are 30 short term parking spaces at the airport.
- In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $40 million to repair the runway, build a new emergency services facility and a new terminal.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Iqaluit Airport was originally founded as Frobisher Bay Air Base in 1942.
- Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iqaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Iqaluit 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 Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,428 miles (16,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In January 2012 Air Greenland announced that a 1-hour, 45-minute flight from Nuuk to Iqaluit, down from three days when going via Copenhagen or Reykjavik and then on to Ottawa, would begin 18 June 2012, later changed to 15 June.
- The closest airport to Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.