Nonstop flight route between Grootfontein, Namibia and Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia and Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,871 miles (or 11,058 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 Grootfontein Airport and Digby/Annapolis 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 Grootfontein Airport and Digby/Annapolis 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: | GFY / FYGF |
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Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDG / CYID |
Airport Name: | Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport |
Location: | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°32'44"N by 65°47'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of the District of Digby |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDG |
More Information: | YDG Maps & Info |
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
Facts about Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG):
- Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) is Yarmouth Airport (YQI), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of YDG.
- The furthest airport from Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Digby/Annapolis 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.