Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(68°32'8"N by 89°48'19"W)
Distance from WSY to YBB:
8,298.31 miles (13,354.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Kugaaruk Airport (YBB), Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,298 miles (or 13,355 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 Whitsunday Airport and Kugaaruk 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 Whitsunday Airport and Kugaaruk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSY |
| More Information: | WSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBB / CYBB |
| Airport Name: | Kugaaruk Airport |
| Location: | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°32'8"N by 89°48'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBB |
| More Information: | YBB Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
- Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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 Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- The furthest airport from Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Kugaaruk Airport (YBB):
- The closest airport to Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of YBB.
- Because of Kugaaruk Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugaaruk 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 furthest airport from Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,882 miles (15,903 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 20.04 miles (32.25 km) SW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 39.33 miles (63.30 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 67.65 miles (108.87 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.58 miles (210.15 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 147.47 miles (237.32 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 164.00 miles (263.94 km) S | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 174.61 miles (281.00 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.30 miles (301.43 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 229.86 miles (369.92 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 230.35 miles (370.72 km) S | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 234.89 miles (378.02 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 241.22 miles (388.20 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 271.25 miles (436.54 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.65 miles (19,282.55 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,966.90 miles (19,258.81 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,914.28 miles (19,174.13 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,856.20 miles (19,080.66 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,856.11 miles (19,080.51 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,841.03 miles (19,056.24 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,806.68 miles (19,000.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,800.96 miles (18,991.76 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,519.53 miles (18,538.84 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,516.65 miles (18,534.20 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,453.63 miles (18,432.78 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,428.02 miles (18,391.57 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,427.71 miles (18,391.06 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,423.93 miles (18,385.00 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 116.44 miles (187.40 km) NW | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 152.59 miles (245.57 km) W | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 168.26 miles (270.78 km) SE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 206.20 miles (331.84 km) ENE | Igloolik Airport (YGT) | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 215.80 miles (347.29 km) E | Hall Beach Airport (YUX) | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 327.07 miles (526.37 km) NNE | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 328.89 miles (529.29 km) NNE | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 339.86 miles (546.96 km) SSW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 348.74 miles (561.25 km) SSE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 359.44 miles (578.45 km) S | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 383.72 miles (617.53 km) WNW | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 393.72 miles (633.63 km) NE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 400.93 miles (645.23 km) S | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 441.23 miles (710.10 km) NNW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 442.25 miles (711.73 km) SSW | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,881.60 miles (15,902.85 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,862.46 miles (15,872.05 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,855.51 miles (15,860.87 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,834.90 miles (15,827.70 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,810.18 miles (15,787.91 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,801.47 miles (15,773.89 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,745.38 miles (15,683.63 km) W | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,731.27 miles (15,660.92 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,721.58 miles (15,645.32 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,720.47 miles (15,643.55 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,709.80 miles (15,626.37 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,683.71 miles (15,584.39 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,677.87 miles (15,574.98 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,674.58 miles (15,569.68 km) WSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,671.11 miles (15,564.10 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |