Nonstop flight route between Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mirny Airport (MJZ), Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,709 miles (or 7,579 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 Mirny Airport and Gander International 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 Mirny Airport and Gander International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJZ / UERR |
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Location: | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°32'3"N by 114°1'19"E |
Area Served: | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1155 feet (352 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJZ |
More Information: | MJZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Mirny Airport (MJZ):
- The furthest airport from Mirny Airport (MJZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Mirny Airport (meaning Mirny Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,212 miles (19,653 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Mirny Airport", another name for MJZ is "Аэропорт Мирный".
- The closest airport to Mirny Airport (MJZ) is Nyurba Airport (NYR), which is located 146 miles (235 kilometers) ENE of MJZ.
- Mirny Airport (MJZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander International 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.
- Officials at Gander International Airport have stated that the future for the airport is grim unless the federal government provides funding to cover costs.
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
- The airport was the site for Canada's memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the attack, over which Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Transport Minister David Collenette, US Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci, and provincial and local officials presided.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- Gander is near the great circle route between cities of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.