Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Adana, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA), Adana, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,437 miles (or 7,140 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 CFB Goose Bay and Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, 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 CFB Goose Bay and Adana Şakirpaşa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):

• The furthest airport from CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,164 miles (17,967 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• Because of CFB Goose Bay's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Goose Bay 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 1983, a NASA Boeing 747 transport aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Enterprise landed at CFB Goose Bay to refuel on its way to a European tour where the shuttle was then displayed in France and the United Kingdom.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
• Goose Bay was the site of the first US nuclear weapons in Canada, when in 1950 the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command stationed 11 model 1561 Fat Man atomic bombs at the base.
• Labradorian politicians such as former Liberal Senator Bill Rompkey have advocated using CFB Goose Bay as a site for a missile defense radar system being developed by the United States Department of Defense.
• The increased low-level flights by fighter aircraft was not without serious controversy as the Innu Nation protested these operations vociferously, claiming that the noise of aircraft travelling at supersonic speeds in close proximity to the ground was adversely affecting wildlife, namely caribou, and was a nuisance to their way of life on their traditional lands.
• The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.

Facts about Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA):

• In addition to being known as "Adana Şakirpaşa Airport", another name for ADA is "Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı".
• Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Adana Şakirpaşa Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Adana Şakirpaşa 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 Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,356 miles (18,276 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) is Hatay Airport (HTY), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SE of ADA.