Nonstop flight route between Wrangell, Alaska, United States and Edson, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wrangell Airport (WRG), Wrangell, Alaska, United States and Edson Airport (YET), Edson, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 659 miles (or 1,061 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 Wrangell Airport and Edson Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRG / PAWG |
Airport Name: | Wrangell Airport |
Location: | Wrangell, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°29'3"N by 132°22'10"W |
Area Served: | Wrangell, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRG |
More Information: | WRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YET / CYET |
Airport Name: | Edson Airport |
Location: | Edson, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'44"N by 116°27'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Edson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3043 feet (928 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YET |
More Information: | YET Maps & Info |
Facts about Wrangell Airport (WRG):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,601 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,790 enplanements in 2009, and 10,882 in 2010.
- Wrangell Airport (WRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wrangell Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrangell 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 Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of WRG.
- The furthest airport from Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,572 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Edson Airport (YET):
- The closest airport to Edson Airport (YET) is High Prairie Airport (ZHP), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of YET.
- Edson Airport (YET) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Edson Airport (YET) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,287 miles (16,555 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.