Nonstop flight route between Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga:
Departure Airport:
(57°55'1"N by 131°7'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°14'27"S by 175°8'57"W)
Distance from YTX to TBU:
6,024.50 miles (9,695.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX), Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,025 miles (or 9,695 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 Telegraph Creek Airport and Fuaʻamotu International 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 Telegraph Creek Airport and Fuaʻamotu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTX / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°55'1"N by 131°7'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Forests, NW Fire Centre |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YTX |
| More Information: | YTX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBU / NFTF |
| Airport Name: | Fuaʻamotu International Airport |
| Location: | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°14'27"S by 175°8'57"W |
| Area Served: | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TBU |
| More Information: | TBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX):
- The closest airport to Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX) is Dease Lake Airport (YDL), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NE of YTX.
- Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Telegraph Creek Airport", another name for YTX is "CBM5".
- The furthest airport from Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,467 miles (16,845 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU):
- Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Fuaʻamotu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuaʻamotu International 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 Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NNE of TBU.
- Peau Vavaʻu operate a Convair 580 subleased from Reef Air leased from New Zealand's Air Chathams to Haʻapai and Vavaʻu, and a Twin Otter to Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu.
- It is the strength of the runway rather than the length that restricts operations from Fuaʻamotu.
- The furthest airport from Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is nearly antipodal to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (meaning Fuaʻamotu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Tamanrasset, Algeria.
- Until August 2006, Peau Vavaʻu used a DC-3 on their domestic routes, but this has recently been replaced with a Jetstream 41.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.76 miles (84.91 km) NE | Dease Lake Airport (YDL) | Dease Lake, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 73.16 miles (117.73 km) SSE | Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO) | Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 85.49 miles (137.59 km) S | Bronson Creek Airport (YBM) | Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 102.89 miles (165.59 km) SW | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 109.52 miles (176.25 km) SSW | Wrangell Airport (WRG) | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 123.06 miles (198.05 km) WSW | Kake Airport (KAE) | Kake, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 129.74 miles (208.80 km) WNW | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 131.13 miles (211.04 km) W | Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) | Angoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 140.03 miles (225.36 km) W | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 143.22 miles (230.50 km) SW | Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 143.59 miles (231.09 km) SSE | Stewart Aerodrome (ZST) | Stewart, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 143.99 miles (231.73 km) W | Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) | Chatham, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 144.14 miles (231.98 km) SW | Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV) | Port Protection, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 145.29 miles (233.83 km) SSE | Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) | Hyder, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 145.46 miles (234.10 km) SSW | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,466.76 miles (16,844.57 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,462.45 miles (16,837.63 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,456.15 miles (16,827.51 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,380.30 miles (16,705.44 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,378.99 miles (16,703.32 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,370.83 miles (16,690.19 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,304.65 miles (16,583.69 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,292.91 miles (16,564.79 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,273.22 miles (16,533.11 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,269.15 miles (16,526.55 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,265.13 miles (16,520.08 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,258.13 miles (16,508.82 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,257.09 miles (16,507.14 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,242.47 miles (16,483.62 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,236.76 miles (16,474.42 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) NNE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 2 | 364.62 miles (586.80 km) NW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 3 | 367.99 miles (592.23 km) WNW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 4 | 370.23 miles (595.82 km) ENE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 5 | 393.03 miles (632.51 km) N | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 6 | 444.62 miles (715.54 km) NW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 459.57 miles (739.60 km) WNW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 465.13 miles (748.55 km) WNW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 9 | 465.70 miles (749.47 km) WNW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 488.42 miles (786.03 km) NW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 11 | 515.76 miles (830.04 km) NNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 539.09 miles (867.58 km) WNW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 551.98 miles (888.32 km) NNE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 14 | 552.24 miles (888.74 km) NNE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 15 | 555.29 miles (893.65 km) N | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,321.72 miles (19,829.83 km) NNW | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 2 | 12,306.90 miles (19,805.99 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 3 | 12,201.76 miles (19,636.78 km) NW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 4 | 12,184.07 miles (19,608.31 km) E | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 5 | 12,076.93 miles (19,435.89 km) NW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,075.73 miles (19,433.96 km) NW | Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) | Djanet, Algeria | |
| 7 | 12,005.93 miles (19,321.62 km) NW | Ghat Airport (GHT) | Ghat, Libya | |
| 8 | 11,996.67 miles (19,306.72 km) N | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 9 | 11,996.25 miles (19,306.04 km) NNE | In Salah Airport (INZ) | In Salah, Algeria | |
| 10 | 11,968.40 miles (19,261.22 km) NE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 11 | 11,890.59 miles (19,136.01 km) NE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 11,882.02 miles (19,122.21 km) NE | Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) | Adrar, Algeria | |
| 13 | 11,881.53 miles (19,121.43 km) NNW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 14 | 11,878.41 miles (19,116.40 km) NNW | In Amenas Airport (IAM) | In Amenas, Algeria | |
| 15 | 11,872.34 miles (19,106.64 km) NNE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |