Nonstop flight route between Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stephenville Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK), Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,825 miles (or 4,547 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 Pitt Meadows 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 Stephenville Airport and Pitt Meadows 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: | 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: | YPK / CYPK |
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Location: | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'57"N by 122°42'46"W |
Area Served: | Metro Vancouver |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPK |
More Information: | YPK Maps & Info |
Facts about Stephenville Airport (YJT):
- On September 1, 1943, the Newfoundland Base Command transferred control of Harmon Field to the North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command.
- The Newfoundland and Labrador government's new plan, called Taking Flight, hopes to enhance air travel in the province by working closely with airports and airlines.
- The mandate of the base was to maintain a tanker alert force and its capability to meet and refuel Strategic Air Command jet bombers en route to targets.
- The closest airport to Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NE of YJT.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Stephenville Airport (YJT) has 2 runways.
- 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 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.
- Since the late 1990s, Stephenville has been designated as one of five Canadian airports suitable as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.
Facts about Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK):
- The furthest airport from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,181 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) has 3 runways.
- By 1972-1973, Pitt Meadows was the busiest airport in Canada with over 250,000 aircraft movements annually.
- Because of Pitt Meadows Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt Meadows 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.
- The closest airport to Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) S of YPK.
- In addition to being known as "Pitt Meadows Regional Airport", another name for YPK is "Pitt Meadows Airport".