Nonstop flight route between Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada and Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(62°14'24"N by 92°35'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°46'41"S by 128°42'27"E)
Distance from YXN to KNX:
8,654.78 miles (13,928.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whale Cove Airport (YXN), Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada and East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX), Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,655 miles (or 13,928 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 Whale Cove Airport and East Kimberley Regional 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 Whale Cove Airport and East Kimberley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXN / CYXN |
| Airport Name: | Whale Cove Airport |
| Location: | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°14'24"N by 92°35'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXN |
| More Information: | YXN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNX / YPKU |
| Airport Name: | East Kimberley Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°46'41"S by 128°42'27"E |
| Area Served: | Kununurra |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Wyndham East-Kimberley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNX |
| More Information: | KNX Maps & Info |
Facts about Whale Cove Airport (YXN):
- The closest airport to Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of YXN.
- Because of Whale Cove Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whale Cove 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 Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,138 miles (16,316 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Whale Cove Airport (YXN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX):
- The closest airport to East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of KNX.
- East Kimberley Regional Airport handled 86,955 passengers last year.
- Because of East Kimberley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at East Kimberley Regional 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.
- In 2012, a major expansion of the airport was completed and opened to the public.
- East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.33 miles (68.12 km) NNE | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 92.76 miles (149.29 km) SSW | Arviat Airport (YEK) | Arviat, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 96.59 miles (155.44 km) NE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 178.64 miles (287.49 km) NW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 246.98 miles (397.47 km) SSW | Churchill Airport (YYQ) | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 316.25 miles (508.95 km) SW | Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) | Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 317.34 miles (510.71 km) ENE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 351.37 miles (565.47 km) NNE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 373.65 miles (601.34 km) WSW | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 392.19 miles (631.16 km) SW | Lac Brochet Airport (XLB) | Lac Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 413.14 miles (664.89 km) SSW | Gillam Airport (YGX) | Gillam, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 433.32 miles (697.36 km) SW | Brochet Airport (YBT) | Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 436.08 miles (701.79 km) SSW | South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) | South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 440.64 miles (709.14 km) SSW | Ilford Airport (ILF) | Ilford, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 440.98 miles (709.69 km) S | Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) | Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,138.31 miles (16,315.98 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,138.17 miles (16,315.77 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,135.51 miles (16,311.48 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,115.96 miles (16,280.01 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,090.04 miles (16,238.30 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,064.13 miles (16,196.61 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,005.80 miles (16,102.74 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,003.94 miles (16,099.74 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,991.98 miles (16,080.49 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,959.40 miles (16,028.06 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,907.20 miles (15,944.06 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,817.26 miles (15,799.31 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,815.21 miles (15,796.02 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,810.11 miles (15,787.80 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,791.23 miles (15,757.42 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.62 miles (63.76 km) S | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 61.73 miles (99.34 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 119.04 miles (191.58 km) NNE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 154.84 miles (249.19 km) SSW | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 180.00 miles (289.68 km) SE | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 183.01 miles (294.52 km) SSW | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 266.23 miles (428.45 km) SW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 274.09 miles (441.10 km) NNE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 305.26 miles (491.26 km) NNE | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 305.79 miles (492.11 km) S | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 307.67 miles (495.14 km) SSW | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 323.79 miles (521.09 km) NNE | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 328.06 miles (527.96 km) NNE | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 351.83 miles (566.22 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 353.60 miles (569.07 km) NE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,857.26 miles (19,082.37 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 2 | 11,784.63 miles (18,965.48 km) E | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 3 | 11,777.88 miles (18,954.61 km) E | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 4 | 11,776.18 miles (18,951.87 km) E | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 5 | 11,770.89 miles (18,943.37 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 6 | 11,763.92 miles (18,932.14 km) E | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 7 | 11,756.45 miles (18,920.12 km) E | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 8 | 11,752.93 miles (18,914.47 km) E | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 9 | 11,748.84 miles (18,907.88 km) ENE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 10 | 11,745.55 miles (18,902.58 km) ENE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 11 | 11,742.41 miles (18,897.53 km) ENE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 12 | 11,734.80 miles (18,885.28 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 13 | 11,731.07 miles (18,879.27 km) ENE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 14 | 11,728.06 miles (18,874.44 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 15 | 11,724.21 miles (18,868.23 km) ENE | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |