Nonstop flight route between Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada and Masterton, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lac La Biche Airport (YLB), Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada and Hood Aerodrome (MRO), Masterton, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,862 miles (or 12,653 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 Lac La Biche Airport and Hood Aerodrome, 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 Lac La Biche Airport and Hood Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLB / CYLB |
Airport Name: | Lac La Biche Airport |
Location: | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°46'13"N by 112°1'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | County of Lac La Biche |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1884 feet (574 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLB |
More Information: | YLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRO / NZMS |
Airport Name: | Hood Aerodrome |
Location: | Masterton, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'30"S by 175°37'59"E |
Area Served: | Masterton, Carterton, Martinborough |
Operator/Owner: | Masterton District Council |
Airport Type: | General aviation |
Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRO |
More Information: | MRO Maps & Info |
Facts about Lac La Biche Airport (YLB):
- Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,120 miles (16,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) is St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of YLB.
Facts about Hood Aerodrome (MRO):
- The closest airport to Hood Aerodrome (MRO) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) W of MRO.
- Hood Aerodrome (MRO) has 4 runways.
- The aerodrome is also been used as a dragstrip for over ten years and there are plans to build a purpose built dragstrip.
- Because of Hood Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Aerodrome 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 aerodrome is the home of New Zealand's 'Sports and Vintage Aviation Society', which has had a hangar on site since 1978.
- The furthest airport from Hood Aerodrome (MRO) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is nearly antipodal to Hood Aerodrome (meaning Hood Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Madrid, Spain.
- Historically, Hood Aerodrome has been served by South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand in 1962–1966 and two locally-based carriers, Wairarapa Airlines which linked Masterton with Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Nelson and Christchurch from August 1981 to January 1997.