Nonstop flight route between Saarbrücken, Germany and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), Saarbrücken, Germany and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,270 miles (or 5,262 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 Saarbrücken Airport and CFB Greenwood, 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 Saarbrücken Airport and CFB Greenwood. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCN / EDDR |
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Location: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'51"N by 7°6'33"E |
Area Served: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1058 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCN |
More Information: | SCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZX / CYZX |
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Location: | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZX |
More Information: | YZX Maps & Info |
Facts about Saarbrücken Airport (SCN):
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) has 2 runways.
- The nearest other minor international airport is Zweibrücken Airport approx.
- Regional bus R10 provides scheduled connections to Saarbrücken city center including Saarbrücken main station.
- In 2005, a record year, nearly 500,000 passengers used Saarbrücken Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Saarbrücken Airport", another name for SCN is "Flughafen Saarbrücken".
- The closest airport to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of SCN.
- The furthest airport from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saarbrücken Airport (meaning Saarbrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,027 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
- The RCAF disbanded No.
- In September 1978, the Maritime Patrol and Evaluation Unit transferred from CFB Summerside.
- That date saw the RCAF's AFHQ Organization Order 854 executed which would see RCAF Station Greenwood activated April 1 of that year.
- A proposed British Commonwealth very long range bomber group named "Tiger Force" was scaled down through the spring of 1945.
- The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- That year saw many decisions aimed at reducing duplication among the services, with various units being reorganized, moved, or disbanded.
- Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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 CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
- The first CP-107 Argus arrived at RCAF Station Greenwood on May 1, 1958.
- CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.