Nonstop flight route between Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada and Funchal, Madeira, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whatì Airport (YLE), Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada and Madeira Airport (FNC), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,534 miles (or 7,297 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 Whatì Airport and Madeira 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 Whatì Airport and Madeira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Whatì Airport (YLE):

• In addition to being known as "Whatì Airport", another name for YLE is "CEM3".
• The closest airport to Whatì Airport (YLE) is Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of YLE.
• Whatì Airport (YLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Whatì Airport's relatively low elevation of 882 feet, planes can take off or land at Whatì 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 furthest airport from Whatì Airport (YLE) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,878 miles (15,897 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.

Facts about Madeira Airport (FNC):

• In 2000, the runway was again extended this time to 2,781 m almost doubling the size of the original runway.
• Madeira Airport was officially opened on 18 July 1964, with two 1,600 m runways.
• Because of Madeira Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Madeira 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 furthest airport from Madeira Airport (FNC) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Madeira Airport (meaning Madeira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
• In 1972, the popularity of visiting the island of Madeira increased, so the runway had to be extended to allow modern and larger aircraft to land.
• In addition to being known as "Madeira Airport", another name for FNC is "Aeroporto da Madeira".
• Madeira Airport (FNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Madeira Airport (FNC) is Porto Santo Airport (PXO), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of FNC.
• Madeira Airport, formerly known as Santa Catarina Airport and informally known as Funchal Airport, is an international airport in the civil parish of Santa Catarina, municipality of Santa Cruz, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Madeira.
• Madeira Airport handled 2,311,380 passengers last year.
• Between 1982 and 1986, Madeira's runway was successfully extended by 200 m to a total of 1,800 m, and also four gates were opened.