Nonstop flight route between Faro, Yukon, Canada and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faro Airport (ZFA), Faro, Yukon, Canada and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,913 miles (or 6,298 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 Faro Airport and Carlisle Lake District 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 Faro Airport and Carlisle Lake District Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZFA / CZFA |
Airport Name: | Faro Airport |
Location: | Faro, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°12'24"N by 133°22'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2350 feet (716 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZFA |
More Information: | ZFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAX / EGNC |
Airport Name: | Carlisle Lake District Airport |
Location: | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°56'15"N by 2°48'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Airports Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAX |
More Information: | CAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Faro Airport (ZFA):
- Faro Airport (ZFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Faro Airport (ZFA) is Ross River Airport (XRR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of ZFA.
- The furthest airport from Faro Airport (ZFA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,281 miles (16,546 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):
- Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
- On 7 April 2006, Haughey Airports was acquired by WA Developments, which had acquired Eddie Stobart Ltd., the UK's largest haulage contractor, in February 2004.
- However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
- Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Carlisle Lake District Airport's main activity at present is to provide facilities for flight training & sightseeing flights.
- The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
- In 1960 Cumberland County Council purchased the site and renamed it Carlisle Airport.
- The airport is located on a hill side above the River Irthing.
- The airport is also home to the Solway Aviation Museum.
- Under WA Developments, some development was planned for Carlisle Lake District Airport which would have seen the introduction of freight and passenger services in the future, along with the re-surfacing of the existing runway to accept larger aircraft as part of a £21 million development.Ryanair also expressed an interest in using the completed airport as a hub.
- Originally housing No.59 Operational Training Unit the station provided day training for Hawker Hurricane pilots, which was replaced by OTU17 Group Coastal Command in August 1942 for training long-range fighter crews on Bristol Beaufort and Bristol Beaufighter conversion squadrons, as well as air firing and night flying.