Nonstop flight route between Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS), Whistler, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,420 miles (or 11,941 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 Gold Coast Airport and Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome, 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 Gold Coast Airport and Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OOL / YBCG |
Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWS / |
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Location: | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°8'36"N by 122°56'57"W |
Area Served: | Whistler, British Columbia,& Pemberton, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Harbour Air Flight Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2100 feet (640 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YWS |
More Information: | YWS Maps & Info |
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
- On 26 October 2010 Gold Coast Airport was named the 2010 Major Airport of the Year 2010 by the Australian Airports Association.
- Until 1999 the airport was known as Coolangatta Airport.
- 2010 saw Jetstar announce the airport as its newest hub, increased services to Cairns and new direct services to Perth and Queenstown.
- The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full length parallel taxiway in May 2007.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
- In 1990 the airport welcomed its first international charter service from New Zealand, and by 1999 Air New Zealand low-cost subsidiary Freedom Air started scheduled no-frills service from Hamilton, New Zealand with Boeing 737s.
Facts about Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS):
- The furthest airport from Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,620 miles (17,091 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Squamish Airport (YSE), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of YWS.
- In addition to being known as "Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome", another name for YWS is "CAE5".