Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and Awaradam, Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM), Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and Cayana Airstrip (AAJ), Awaradam, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,415 miles (or 5,495 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 Sault Ste. Marie Airport and Cayana Airstrip, 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 Sault Ste. Marie Airport and Cayana Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAM / CYAM |
Airport Name: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport |
Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°29'5"N by 84°30'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAM |
More Information: | YAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAJ / SMCA |
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Location: | Awaradam, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°53'54"N by 55°34'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAJ |
More Information: | AAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM):
- Because of Sault Ste. Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Sault Ste. Marie 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 Canadian government opened the airport in 1961 and operated it until 1998, when it handed control over to the newly formed Sault Ste.
- The furthest airport from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,093 miles (17,853 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport hosts the flight-training campus for Sault College as well as the Soo Aviation flying school, resulting in frequent training flights in the vicinity.
- The closest airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YAM.
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Cayana Airstrip (AAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Cayana Airstrip", another name for AAJ is "Cajana Airstrip".
- Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) is Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of AAJ.
- The furthest airport from Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is nearly antipodal to Cayana Airstrip (meaning Cayana Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haluoleo Airport (WMA)), and is located 12,298 miles (19,792 kilometers) away in Kendari, Indonesia.