Nonstop flight route between Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Willow, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stephenville Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Willow Airport (WOW), Willow, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,407 miles (or 5,483 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 Stephenville Airport and Willow 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 Stephenville Airport and Willow Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJT / CYJT |
Airport Name: | Stephenville Airport |
Location: | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'29"N by 58°32'59"W |
Area Served: | Stephenville, Corner Brook, Port Aux Basques |
Operator/Owner: | Stephenville Airport Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YJT |
More Information: | YJT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOW / PAUO |
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Location: | Willow, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°45'15"N by 150°3'6"W |
Area Served: | Willow, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 221 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WOW |
More Information: | WOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Stephenville Airport (YJT):
- The base was also used as a refueling stop for transatlantic military flights.
- Since the late 1990s, Stephenville has been designated as one of five Canadian airports suitable as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- The furthest airport from Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stephenville Airport (YJT) has 2 runways.
- The Stephenville Airport was the major passenger airport for all of western Newfoundland until the early 1990s when provincial government decided to more traffic to the Deer Lake Regional Airport.
- The closest airport to Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NE of YJT.
- Because of Stephenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Stephenville 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 serves not only the town of Stephenville, but the city of Corner Brook to the north, and as far south as Port aux Basques, making the total catchment 90,000 people.
Facts about Willow Airport (WOW):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Willow Airport had 2,703 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, an increase of 33% from the 2,025 enplanements in 2007.
- Willow Airport (WOW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Willow Airport", another name for WOW is "UUO".
- The closest airport to Willow Airport (WOW) is Big Lake Airport (BGQ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSE of WOW.
- The furthest airport from Willow Airport (WOW) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,509 miles (16,912 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Willow Airport's relatively low elevation of 221 feet, planes can take off or land at Willow 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.
- Willow Airport covers an area of 610 acres at an elevation of 221 feet above mean sea level.