Nonstop flight route between Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada and Aachen, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Collins Bay Airport (YKC), Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada and Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), Aachen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,931 miles (or 6,327 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 Collins Bay Airport and Merzbrück Airfield, 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 Collins Bay Airport and Merzbrück Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKC / CYKC |
Airport Name: | Collins Bay Airport |
Location: | Collins Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°14'9"N by 103°40'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cameco Corporation |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1340 feet (408 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKC |
More Information: | YKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAH / EDKA |
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Location: | Aachen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'23"N by 6°11'11"E |
Area Served: | Aachen, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Aachen-Merzbrück GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAH |
More Information: | AAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Collins Bay Airport (YKC):
- The closest airport to Collins Bay Airport (YKC) is Points North Landing Airport (YNL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of YKC.
- The furthest airport from Collins Bay Airport (YKC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,991 miles (16,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Collins Bay Airport (YKC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Merzbrück Airfield (AAH):
- Because of Merzbrück Airfield's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Merzbrück Airfield 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 Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,937 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- After the war, the airport was used by the British Forces Germany and later by the Belgian Forces in Germany.
- The airport was built about 1932 as a grass airfield, and throughout the 1930s was used by small light aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Merzbrück Airfield", another name for AAH is "Flugplatz Merzbrück".
- Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is no scheduled traffic at the airfield.
- The closest airport to Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AAH.
- With the outbreak of World War II, Merzbrück was used by the Luftwaffe, with IV./LG 1 and I./St.G.