Nonstop flight route between Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada and Point Lay, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(55°16'54"N by 77°45'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Distance from YGW to PIZ:
2,629.32 miles (4,231.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW), Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada and Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,629 miles (or 4,231 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 Kuujjuarapik Airport and Point Lay LRRS Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGW / CYGW |
| Airport Name: | Kuujjuarapik Airport |
| Location: | Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°16'54"N by 77°45'55"W |
| Area Served: | Kuujjuarapik, Whapmagoostui |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGW |
| More Information: | YGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW):
- Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kuujjuarapik Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuujjuarapik 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 Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) is Umiujaq Airport (YUD), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) NNE of YGW.
- The furthest airport from Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,848 miles (17,458 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-15, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 99.20 miles (159.64 km) NNE | Umiujaq Airport (YUD) | Umiujaq, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 104.04 miles (167.43 km) NNW | Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) | Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 111.94 miles (180.16 km) SSW | Chisasibi Airport (YKU) | Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 114.49 miles (184.25 km) S | La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL) | Radisson, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 133.93 miles (215.54 km) SSE | La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) | Northern Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 162.75 miles (261.92 km) SSW | Wemindji Airport (YNC) | Wemindji, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 194.99 miles (313.81 km) ESE | La Grande-4 Airport (YAH) | Northern Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 213.37 miles (343.38 km) S | Eastmain River Airport (ZEM) | Eastmain, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 220.72 miles (355.22 km) N | Inukjuak Airport (YPH) | Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 249.31 miles (401.22 km) SW | Attawapiskat Airport (YAT) | Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 256.97 miles (413.55 km) SSE | Nemiscau Airport (YNS) | Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 261.56 miles (420.95 km) SW | Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) | Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 266.31 miles (428.58 km) S | Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) | Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 266.43 miles (428.78 km) SW | Fort Albany Airport (YFA) | Fort Albany, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 266.46 miles (428.82 km) E | Fontages Airport (YFG) | Fontanges, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,847.74 miles (17,457.70 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,839.33 miles (17,444.17 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,837.49 miles (17,441.20 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,816.03 miles (17,406.67 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,790.63 miles (17,365.80 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,771.62 miles (17,335.20 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,703.35 miles (17,225.33 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,703.05 miles (17,224.85 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,691.16 miles (17,205.70 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,672.90 miles (17,176.33 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,599.39 miles (17,058.02 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,522.38 miles (16,934.09 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,509.83 miles (16,913.89 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,504.86 miles (16,905.90 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,500.31 miles (16,898.57 km) SW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |