Nonstop flight route between Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia and Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU), Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia and Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK), Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,754 miles (or 10,869 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 Uyuni Joya Andina Airport and Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon 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 Uyuni Joya Andina Airport and Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UYU / SLUY |
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Location: | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°26'59"S by 66°50'31"W |
Area Served: | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12972 feet (3,954 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UYU |
More Information: | UYU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCK / |
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Location: | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'15"N by 126°7'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCK |
More Information: | YCK Maps & Info |
Facts about Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU):
- The furthest airport from Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) is Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), which is nearly antipodal to Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (meaning Uyuni Joya Andina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
- Because of Uyuni Joya Andina Airport's high elevation of 12,972 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UYU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UYU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Uyuni Joya Andina Airport", another name for UYU is "Aeropuerto de Uyuni / Aeropuerto Joya Andina".
- The closest airport to Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) is Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE), which is located 142 miles (228 kilometers) NE of UYU.
- Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK):
- Because of Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon 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.
- In addition to being known as "Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport", another name for YCK is "CEB3".
- The closest airport to Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) is Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SW of YCK.
- The furthest airport from Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,888 miles (15,913 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) currently has only 1 runway.