Nonstop flight route between Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States and Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skagit Regional Airport (MVW), Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States and Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,803 miles (or 4,511 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 Skagit Regional Airport and Port Hawkesbury 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 Skagit Regional Airport and Port Hawkesbury Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVW / KBVS |
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Location: | Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°28'14"N by 122°25'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Skagit County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVW |
More Information: | MVW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPS / CYPD |
Airport Name: | Port Hawkesbury Airport |
Location: | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°39'23"N by 61°22'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Port Hawkesbury |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 373 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPS |
More Information: | YPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Skagit Regional Airport (MVW):
- In the 1980s, Harbor Airlines operated commercial passenger flights into and out of MVW to Seattle-Tacoma International and to Oak Harbor, WA, using Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.
- The closest airport to Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) is Anacortes Airport (OTS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of MVW.
- The furthest airport from Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Skagit Regional Airport", another name for MVW is "BVS".
- Because of Skagit Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Skagit Regional 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.
- Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) has 2 runways.
- Skagit Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Burlington and northwest of Mount Vernon, both cities in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
Facts about Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS):
- Because of Port Hawkesbury Airport's relatively low elevation of 373 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Hawkesbury 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 Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) is Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) ENE of YPS.
- Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.