Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO), Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,193 miles (or 3,530 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 Pinehouse Lake 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: | ZPO / CZPO |
Airport Name: | Pinehouse Lake Airport |
Location: | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°31'41"N by 106°34'55"W |
Area Served: | Pinehouse, Saskatchewan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1278 feet (390 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZPO |
More Information: | ZPO 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.
- 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.
- In late-1985, Gander was the site of the Arrow Air Flight 1285 disaster, in which a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 with 256 people on board crashed during takeoff due to atmospheric icing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Construction of the airport began in 1936 and it was opened in 1938, with its first landing on January 11 of that year, by Captain Douglas Fraser flying a Fox Moth of Imperial Airways.
Facts about Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO):
- Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) is La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ESE of ZPO.
- The furthest airport from Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,962 miles (16,032 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.