Nonstop flight route between Mianwali, Pakistan and Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD), Mianwali, Pakistan and Whatì Airport (YLE), Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,807 miles (or 9,345 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 PAF Base M.M. Alam and Whatì 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 PAF Base M.M. Alam and Whatì Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWD / OPMI |
Airport Name: | PAF Base M.M. Alam |
Location: | Mianwali, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 71°34'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWD |
More Information: | MWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLE / CWMT |
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Location: | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°7'54"N by 117°14'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 882 feet (269 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLE |
More Information: | YLE Maps & Info |
Facts about PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD):
- The closest airport to PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) is Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SW of MWD.
- Because of PAF Base M.M. Alam's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at PAF Base M.M. Alam 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.
- Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest at the occasion.
- The furthest airport from PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to PAF Base M.M. Alam (meaning PAF Base M.M. Alam is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,407 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) has 2 runways.
- Originally a World War II airstrip, it was decided that Mianwali would be upgraded into a satellite airbase for PAF Base Mushaf during the 1965 Indo-Pak War to act as an alternate recovery airfield.
- The airbase was again upgraded to a permanent operational airbase in August 1974, although construction of facilities was not completed for another three years.
Facts about Whatì Airport (YLE):
- Because of Whatì Airport's relatively low elevation of 882 feet, planes can take off or land at Whatì 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.
- Whatì Airport (YLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Whatì Airport (YLE) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,878 miles (15,897 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Whatì Airport", another name for YLE is "CEM3".
- The closest airport to Whatì Airport (YLE) is Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of YLE.