Nonstop flight route between Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paducah KY (BWG), Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,495 miles (or 2,406 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 Paducah KY and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWG / KBWG | 
| Airport Name: | Paducah KY | 
| Location: | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°57'51"N by 86°25'10"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bowling Green & Warren County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 547 feet (167 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWG | 
| More Information: | BWG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQY / CYQY | 
| Airport Name: | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport | 
| Location: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W | 
| Area Served: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQY | 
| More Information: | YQY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Paducah KY (BWG):
- The closest airport to Paducah KY (BWG) is Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of BWG.
- Paducah KY (BWG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Paducah KY (BWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,210 miles (18,041 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Paducah KY's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Paducah KY 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- The closest airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of YQY.
- On 27 July 2009 Sydney Airport was renamed after John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, who was a Canadian aviation pioneer who first flew the Silver Dart, holder of Canada's first pilot's license and a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.
- Because of Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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.
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.




