Nonstop flight route between Grootfontein, Namibia and Arnes, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia and Arnes Airport (YNR), Arnes, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,348 miles (or 13,434 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 Arnes 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 Arnes 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: | YNR / |
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Location: | Arnes, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°50'12"N by 96°57'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Northway Aviation Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 725 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNR |
More Information: | YNR Maps & Info |
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Arnes Airport (YNR):
- The closest airport to Arnes Airport (YNR) is Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of YNR.
- In addition to being known as "Arnes Airport", another name for YNR is "CJQ5".
- The furthest airport from Arnes Airport (YNR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,452 miles (16,820 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Arnes Airport (YNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Arnes Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Arnes 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.