Nonstop flight route between Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ivanovo, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(61°45'37"N by 121°14'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°56'30"N by 40°55'59"E)
Distance from YFS to IWA:
4,179.11 miles (6,725.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Simpson Airport (YFS), Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Yuzhny Airport (IWA), Ivanovo, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,179 miles (or 6,726 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 Fort Simpson Airport and Yuzhny 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 Fort Simpson Airport and Yuzhny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFS / CYFS |
| Airport Name: | Fort Simpson Airport |
| Location: | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°45'37"N by 121°14'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Elevation: | 556 feet (169 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YFS |
| More Information: | YFS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWA / UUBI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ivanovo, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°56'30"N by 40°55'59"E |
| Area Served: | Ivanovo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWA |
| More Information: | IWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Simpson Airport (YFS):
- The closest airport to Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) is Wrigley Airport (YWY), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) NW of YFS.
- Because of Fort Simpson Airport's relatively low elevation of 556 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Simpson 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.
- Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,037 miles (16,152 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Yuzhny Airport (IWA):
- Yuzhny Airport (IWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (IWA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,588 miles (17,040 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", another name for IWA is "Аэропорт Южный".
- The closest airport to Yuzhny Airport (IWA) is Tunoshna (IAR), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NW of IWA.
- Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 122.30 miles (196.82 km) NW | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada |     |
| 2 | 129.20 miles (207.92 km) SW | Fort Liard Airport (YJF) | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 158.84 miles (255.63 km) NE | Whatì Airport (YLE) | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 191.74 miles (308.58 km) ESE | Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY) | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 204.21 miles (328.64 km) NE | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 207.31 miles (333.63 km) SSW | Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE) | Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 224.84 miles (361.84 km) ENE | Yellowknife Airport (YZF) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 234.44 miles (377.30 km) SSE | Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) | Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 247.86 miles (398.89 km) NNW | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 252.10 miles (405.71 km) E | Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 255.61 miles (411.36 km) NNW | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 257.94 miles (415.11 km) SE | High Level Airport (YOJ) | High Level, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 278.57 miles (448.31 km) WSW | Watson Lake Airport (YQH) | Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada | |
| 14 | 297.33 miles (478.51 km) NNW | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 333.77 miles (537.14 km) ESE | Fort Smith Airport (YSM) | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,036.59 miles (16,152.28 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,030.71 miles (16,142.82 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,027.74 miles (16,138.04 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,954.85 miles (16,020.73 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,950.03 miles (16,012.99 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,945.97 miles (16,006.44 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,887.52 miles (15,912.38 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,873.70 miles (15,890.14 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,852.23 miles (15,855.59 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,849.41 miles (15,851.04 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,840.08 miles (15,836.03 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 9,837.77 miles (15,832.31 km) ESE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,833.80 miles (15,825.93 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,832.06 miles (15,823.12 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,820.26 miles (15,804.14 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.67 miles (83.16 km) NW | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 2 | 59.16 miles (95.21 km) N | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 3 | 109.43 miles (176.10 km) NW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 119.17 miles (191.79 km) ESE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 5 | 132.07 miles (212.55 km) WSW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 6 | 142.89 miles (229.96 km) SW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 7 | 150.07 miles (241.51 km) WSW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 157.38 miles (253.27 km) SW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 164.53 miles (264.78 km) SW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 165.64 miles (266.56 km) NNW | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 11 | 168.56 miles (271.27 km) WSW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 12 | 170.15 miles (273.82 km) SSW | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 13 | 193.02 miles (310.64 km) NNW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 195.41 miles (314.48 km) W | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 242.59 miles (390.41 km) SW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,588.40 miles (17,040.33 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,183.23 miles (16,388.27 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,174.86 miles (16,374.82 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,163.16 miles (16,355.98 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,161.05 miles (16,352.59 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,154.25 miles (16,341.64 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,154.18 miles (16,341.53 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,150.67 miles (16,335.89 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,147.18 miles (16,330.26 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,145.63 miles (16,327.76 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,133.67 miles (16,308.52 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,132.97 miles (16,307.40 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,132.72 miles (16,306.99 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,132.66 miles (16,306.90 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,128.55 miles (16,300.28 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |