Nonstop flight route between Newquay, England, United Kingdom and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,489 miles (or 4,006 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 relatively short distance between Newquay Cornwall Airport and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQY / EGDG |
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Location: | Newquay, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°26'26"N by 4°59'43"W |
Area Served: | Newquay and Cornwall |
Operator/Owner: | Cornwall Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQY |
More Information: | NQY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQY / CYQY |
Airport Name: | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport |
Location: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W |
Area Served: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | YQY Maps & Info |
Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):
- Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
- The airfield was originally opened in 1933 as a civilian facility, but was requisitioned at the outbreak of World War II and named RAF Trebelzue to support other bases in the Cornwall area.
- In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair pulled out of the airport ceasing flights to London Stansted and Girona-Costa Brava Airport.
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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 Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.
- The expansion of the airport has been criticised by a number of environmental groups.
- In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
- The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In May 2013, Flybe announced they would cease flying to London-Gatwick, leaving Newquay with year-round flights to just the Isles of Scilly and Manchester.
Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- Over the years, several travellers have been sent to this airport after their travel agents mistook it for the Sydney Airport in Australia.
- The furthest airport from Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of YQY.
- Because of Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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.