Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Porto, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), Porto, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,264 miles (or 3,644 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 Gander International Airport and Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OPO / LPPR |
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Location: | Porto, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Porto, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OPO |
More Information: | OPO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- 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.
- A major reason that Gander received so much traffic was partly due to its ability to handle large aircraft, but primarily because Transport Canada and Nav Canada instructed pilots coming from Europe to avoid the airports in major urban centres of Central Canada, like Lester B.
- 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.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.
- Following the war, the RCAF handed operation of the airfield back to the dominion government in March 1946, although the RCN's radio station remained and the military role for the entire facility was upgraded through the Cold War.
- 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.
Facts about Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO):
- Because of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Sá Carneiro 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.
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport handled 6,050,094 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (meaning Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of OPO.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport", another name for OPO is "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro".
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- STCP buses also link the airport and the city.