Nonstop flight route between Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,552 miles (or 2,497 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 relatively short distance between Winnemucca Municipal Airport and Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMC / KWMC |
Airport Name: | Winnemucca Municipal Airport |
Location: | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°53'48"N by 117°48'20"W |
Area Served: | Winnemucca, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City/County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4308 feet (1,313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMC |
More Information: | WMC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXY / CYXY |
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Location: | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°42'33"N by 135°4'1"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2317 feet (706 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXY |
More Information: | YXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC):
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- Because of Winnemucca Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,308 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of WMC.
- The furthest airport from Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) has 2 runways.
Facts about Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY):
- Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) is Haines Junction Airport (YHT), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) W of YXY.
- In addition to scheduled commercial service, numerous small air charter operators and bush pilots use the airport and it serves as a major base for water bombers used in forest firefighting operations.
- The furthest airport from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,398 miles (16,734 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport", another name for YXY is "Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport".
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.