Nonstop flight route between El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Catey International Airport (AZS), El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,405 miles (or 3,870 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 El Catey International Airport and CFB Goose Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZS / MDCY |
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| Location: | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'11"N by 69°44'14"W |
| Area Served: | Samana |
| Operator/Owner: | Sanchez, Samana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AZS |
| More Information: | AZS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
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| Location: | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 60°25'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYR |
| More Information: | YYR Maps & Info |
Facts about El Catey International Airport (AZS):
- The furthest airport from El Catey International Airport (AZS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to El Catey International Airport (meaning El Catey International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,116 miles (19,498 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of El Catey International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at El Catey 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.
- El Catey International Airport handled 112,164 passengers last year.
- El Catey International Airport (AZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's new runway is 3000 m x 45 m, flexible pavement load-rated PCN 66 F/A/W/T, designed to accommodate a Boeing 747.
- In addition to being known as "El Catey International Airport", another name for AZS is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey (Pte. Juan Bosch)".
- The closest airport to El Catey International Airport (AZS) is Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of AZS.
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of 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.
- Under pressure from Britain and the United States the Canadian Air Ministry worked at a record pace, and by November three 7,000-foot gravel runways were ready.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- 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 response to lessons learned from the Vietnam War and the growing sophistication of Soviet anti-aircraft radar and surface-to-air missile technology being deployed in Europe, NATO allies began looking at new doctrines in the 1970s–1980s which mandated low-level flight to evade detection.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
