Nonstop flight route between Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(53°48'20"N by 78°55'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Distance from YKU to AIN:
2,601.46 miles (4,186.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chisasibi Airport (YKU), Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,601 miles (or 4,187 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 Chisasibi Airport and Wainwright 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 Chisasibi Airport and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKU / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°48'20"N by 78°55'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Nation Cri de Chisasibi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKU |
| More Information: | YKU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Chisasibi Airport (YKU):
- The closest airport to Chisasibi Airport (YKU) is La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of YKU.
- In addition to being known as "Chisasibi Airport", another name for YKU is "CSU2".
- Chisasibi Airport (YKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chisasibi Airport (YKU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chisasibi Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Chisasibi 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.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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 Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.13 miles (82.29 km) ESE | La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL) | Radisson, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 55.06 miles (88.61 km) S | Wemindji Airport (YNC) | Wemindji, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 110.35 miles (177.60 km) S | Eastmain River Airport (ZEM) | Eastmain, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 111.94 miles (180.16 km) NNE | Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) | Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 112.47 miles (181.01 km) E | La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) | Northern Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 155.64 miles (250.48 km) SW | Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) | Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 157.09 miles (252.81 km) WSW | Attawapiskat Airport (YAT) | Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 159.99 miles (257.48 km) SW | Fort Albany Airport (YFA) | Fort Albany, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 161.30 miles (259.58 km) S | Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) | Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 186.73 miles (300.52 km) SE | Nemiscau Airport (YNS) | Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 187.65 miles (302.00 km) SSW | Moosonee Airport (YMO) | Moosonee, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 189.16 miles (304.42 km) N | Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) | Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 211.03 miles (339.61 km) NNE | Umiujaq Airport (YUD) | Umiujaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 213.98 miles (344.36 km) E | La Grande-4 Airport (YAH) | Northern Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 274.81 miles (442.26 km) WNW | Peawanuck Airport (YPO) | Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,902.63 miles (17,546.04 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,902.37 miles (17,545.63 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,900.61 miles (17,542.79 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,880.57 miles (17,510.53 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,854.74 miles (17,468.97 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,828.95 miles (17,427.46 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,769.73 miles (17,332.15 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,768.28 miles (17,329.82 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,756.33 miles (17,310.59 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,717.13 miles (17,247.50 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,669.17 miles (17,170.31 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,578.05 miles (17,023.68 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,577.11 miles (17,022.16 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,571.80 miles (17,013.61 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,556.16 miles (16,988.45 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |