Nonstop flight route between Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada and Douglas, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada and Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,408 miles (or 2,265 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 relatively short distance between Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport and Douglas Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPG / CYPG |
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Location: | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'11"N by 98°16'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 884 feet (269 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPG |
More Information: | YPG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG):
- The furthest airport from Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,422 miles (16,773 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport's relatively low elevation of 884 feet, planes can take off or land at Portage la Prairie/Southport 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.
- Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport", another name for YPG is "Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie".
- The closest airport to Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) is Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of YPG.
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- Over recent years, there has been relatively little development activity at the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport.
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- Known as Douglas Army Airfield, the base included six operational runways, all over 7,000' in length.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- The Army activated the former Douglas Air Field on May 28, 1942, as a twin-engine advanced flying school for training bomber pilots.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- During World War II, there were about 5,500 troops stationed at Douglas at any one time.
- The ALP was updated by Blanton & Company of Tucson, Arizona in 1967.