Nonstop flight route between British Columbia, Canada and San Antonio Oeste, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(50°34'55"N by 126°54'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°45'5"S by 65°2'3"W)
Distance from YAL to OES:
7,331.93 miles (11,799.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Bay Airport (YAL), British Columbia, Canada and Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), San Antonio Oeste, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,332 miles (or 11,800 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 Alert Bay Airport and Antoine de Saint Exupéry 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 Alert Bay Airport and Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAL / CYAL |
| Airport Name: | Alert Bay Airport |
| Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°34'55"N by 126°54'56"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Corporation of Village of Alert Bay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAL |
| More Information: | YAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OES / SAVN |
| Airport Name: | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport |
| Location: | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°45'5"S by 65°2'3"W |
| Area Served: | San Antonio Oeste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OES |
| More Information: | OES Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Bay Airport (YAL):
- The furthest airport from Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,675 miles (17,179 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is Port McNeill Airport (YMP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of YAL.
- Because of Alert Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert Bay 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.
- Alert Bay Airport (YAL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES):
- Because of Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine de Saint Exupéry 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 Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) E of OES.
- The terminal building is very similar in architectural design to others in the Patagonian region, basically of a simple, plain design with appropriately sized common areas which provides an acceptable level of service for the area's normal traffic.
- San Antonio Oeste's airport was renamed after the French writer-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who frequently surveyed routes in the country as the director of Aeroposta Argentina, the company that created a stopover airport at that location en route to Comodoro Rivadavia.
- The furthest airport from Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) is Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ), which is nearly antipodal to Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport), and is located 12,435 miles (20,012 kilometers) away in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China.
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.98 miles (8.02 km) W | Port McNeill Airport (YMP) | Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 19.53 miles (31.43 km) WNW | Port Hardy Airport (YZT) | Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 46.96 miles (75.58 km) SSE | Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) | Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 79.36 miles (127.72 km) E | Big Bay Water Aerodrome (YRR) | Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 82.17 miles (132.24 km) ESE | Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 84.61 miles (136.16 km) ESE | Campbell River Airport (YBL) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 93.56 miles (150.58 km) ESE | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 105.95 miles (170.52 km) SE | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 108.14 miles (174.03 km) ESE | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 108.28 miles (174.26 km) SSE | Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP) | Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 115.48 miles (185.85 km) SSE | Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) | Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 118.64 miles (190.94 km) ESE | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 119.45 miles (192.24 km) NNW | Bella Bella/Shearwater Water Aerodrome (YSX) | Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 122.63 miles (197.35 km) ESE | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 122.99 miles (197.93 km) NNW | Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL) | Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,674.66 miles (17,179.15 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,667.49 miles (17,167.61 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,641.92 miles (17,126.46 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,641.89 miles (17,126.41 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,641.82 miles (17,126.31 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,623.76 miles (17,097.25 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,594.79 miles (17,050.61 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,593.78 miles (17,048.99 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,573.73 miles (17,016.73 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,573.53 miles (17,016.41 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,535.06 miles (16,954.49 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,529.91 miles (16,946.20 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,516.65 miles (16,924.87 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,512.05 miles (16,917.46 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,509.05 miles (16,912.63 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.68 miles (171.68 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 138.72 miles (223.25 km) S | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 3 | 170.34 miles (274.14 km) S | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 4 | 182.83 miles (294.24 km) NW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 5 | 194.15 miles (312.45 km) W | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 206.82 miles (332.84 km) NE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 207.16 miles (333.39 km) NW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 8 | 239.86 miles (386.01 km) W | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 246.84 miles (397.24 km) NW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 256.91 miles (413.46 km) WNW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 283.84 miles (456.80 km) NE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 290.26 miles (467.12 km) N | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 13 | 295.93 miles (476.26 km) WNW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 299.06 miles (481.29 km) ENE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 320.65 miles (516.03 km) W | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,434.75 miles (20,011.74 km) ENE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 2 | 12,345.30 miles (19,867.78 km) ENE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,339.82 miles (19,858.97 km) WNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 4 | 12,336.28 miles (19,853.28 km) NW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 5 | 12,272.36 miles (19,750.39 km) E | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 6 | 12,267.87 miles (19,743.17 km) NW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 7 | 12,265.50 miles (19,739.36 km) N | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 8 | 12,262.09 miles (19,733.87 km) WNW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 9 | 12,212.24 miles (19,653.64 km) NNW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 12,208.48 miles (19,647.59 km) WNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 11 | 12,200.65 miles (19,635.00 km) NE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 12,194.48 miles (19,625.06 km) NNE | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,180.16 miles (19,602.02 km) W | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,176.04 miles (19,595.39 km) E | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 12,167.95 miles (19,582.37 km) N | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |