Nonstop flight route between Zweibrücken, Germany and Alert, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(49°12'33"N by 7°24'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Distance from ZQW to YLT:
2,675.39 miles (4,305.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), Zweibrücken, Germany and Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,675 miles (or 4,306 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 Zweibrücken Airport and Alert 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 Zweibrücken Airport and Alert Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQW / EDRZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zweibrücken, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'33"N by 7°24'2"E |
| Area Served: | Zweibrücken, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZQW |
| More Information: | ZQW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLT / CYLT |
| Airport Name: | Alert Airport |
| Location: | Alert, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLT |
| More Information: | YLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW):
- Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) currently has only 1 runway.
- A twice per week service was also operated between Zweibrücken and Antalya by Sky Airlines until the airline ceased operations due to financial problems in 2013.
- Zweibrücken Airport is located on the site of the former Zweibrücken Air Base which was shut down in 1991.
- Zweibrücken Airport handled 220,740 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of ZQW.
- In addition to being known as "Zweibrücken Airport", another name for ZQW is "Flughafen Zweibrücken".
- The furthest airport from Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zweibrücken Airport (meaning Zweibrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- Radar and navigation equipment are trailer units that can be moved around the airport.
- The furthest airport from Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert 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 airport's fire and rescue operations are supported by a 2012 KME/Fort Garry Fire Truck ARFF.
- Alert Airport is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km south of the true North Pole.
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.14 miles (21.15 km) W | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany |     |
| 2 | 18.57 miles (29.89 km) NNE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 30.39 miles (48.91 km) NE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 4 | 42.81 miles (68.90 km) SE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) SSE | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 6 | 51.42 miles (82.75 km) N | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 53.33 miles (85.82 km) ENE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 8 | 54.59 miles (87.86 km) WSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 9 | 60.90 miles (98.00 km) WNW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 10 | 61.22 miles (98.53 km) SSE | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 61.61 miles (99.16 km) NNW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 12 | 62.20 miles (100.11 km) NNE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 63.14 miles (101.61 km) NW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 14 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) NE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 75.97 miles (122.26 km) S | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,021.21 miles (19,346.21 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,630.40 miles (18,717.26 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,627.02 miles (18,711.82 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,625.64 miles (18,709.61 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,619.15 miles (18,699.16 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,617.17 miles (18,695.98 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,611.86 miles (18,687.43 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,605.51 miles (18,677.21 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,604.39 miles (18,675.41 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,601.60 miles (18,670.93 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,595.30 miles (18,660.79 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,594.09 miles (18,658.84 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,587.79 miles (18,648.70 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,571.85 miles (18,623.04 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,559.22 miles (18,602.72 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 299.01 miles (481.20 km) WSW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 341.28 miles (549.24 km) SSW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 420.80 miles (677.21 km) SSW | Thule Air Base (THU) | Pituffik, Greenland | |
| 4 | 450.21 miles (724.54 km) S | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 5 | 488.58 miles (786.29 km) SW | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 552.32 miles (888.87 km) S | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 584.90 miles (941.31 km) S | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 637.28 miles (1,025.60 km) S | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 9 | 649.23 miles (1,044.84 km) S | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 671.56 miles (1,080.77 km) SSE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 11 | 677.28 miles (1,089.98 km) S | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 12 | 679.40 miles (1,093.39 km) WSW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 706.55 miles (1,137.07 km) SSE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 711.77 miles (1,145.48 km) SSW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 723.97 miles (1,165.12 km) SW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,999.10 miles (16,091.96 km) S | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,764.46 miles (15,714.33 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,729.61 miles (15,658.24 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,682.13 miles (15,581.84 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 9,639.62 miles (15,513.42 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 9,631.45 miles (15,500.28 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 9,617.77 miles (15,478.26 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,613.87 miles (15,471.99 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 9,609.93 miles (15,465.64 km) WSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,607.21 miles (15,461.27 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,563.29 miles (15,390.59 km) WSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,544.76 miles (15,360.76 km) WSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,535.15 miles (15,345.31 km) WSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,531.57 miles (15,339.54 km) WSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,530.41 miles (15,337.68 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |