Nonstop flight route between Baia Mare, Romania and Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baia Mare Airport (BAY), Baia Mare, Romania and Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,938 miles (or 6,338 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 Baia Mare Airport and Shearwater Heliport, 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 Baia Mare Airport and Shearwater Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAY / LRBM |
| Airport Name: | Baia Mare Airport |
| Location: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E |
| Area Served: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Maramureş County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 605 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAY |
| More Information: | BAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAW / CYAW |
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| Location: | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'13"N by 63°30'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAW |
| More Information: | YAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Baia Mare Airport (BAY):
- The closest airport to Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of BAY.
- The furthest airport from Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Baia Mare Airport (BAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Baia Mare Airport handled 16,798 passengers last year.
- Because of Baia Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Baia Mare 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 Shearwater Heliport (YAW):
- The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
- During the late 1990s and early 2000s the Shearwater airfield was scaled back significantly as the facility transitioned to a heliport with surplus lands identified and transferred to Canada Lands Company.
- In addition to being known as "Shearwater Heliport", other names for YAW include "Halifax/Shearwater Heliport", "12 Wing Shearwater" and "CFB Shearwater".
- Because of Shearwater Heliport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Shearwater Heliport 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 Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
