Nonstop flight route between Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,003 miles (or 3,224 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 Oshawa Municipal Airport and Desert Rock Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOO / CYOO |
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Location: | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°55'22"N by 78°53'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Oshawa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOO |
More Information: | YOO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
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Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO):
- Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Oshawa Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Oshawa Municipal 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 furthest airport from Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,418 miles (18,376 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The planned construction of a Pickering Airport, between Oshawa and Toronto, raised questions about the future of the Oshawa airport.
- In addition to being known as "Oshawa Municipal Airport", another name for YOO is "Toronto/Oshawa Municipal Airport".
- Commercial radio stations CKDO and CKGE-FM, licensed to Oshawa, and CJKX, licensed to Ajax, operate from studios on the Oshawa Airport grounds.
- The closest airport to Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of YOO.
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.