Nonstop flight route between Paris, France and Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Paris, France and Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,971 miles (or 4,782 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Nanisivik 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Nanisivik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG):

• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport handled 62,052,917 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport", other names for CDG include "Aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle" and "Roissy Airport".
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) has 4 runways.
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, is one of the world's principal aviation centres, as well as France's largest airport.
• The furthest airport from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (meaning Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,074 miles (19,432 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Charles de Gaulle 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.
• Air France has moved all of its operations previously located at 2C to 2E.
• Until 2005, every PA announcement made at Terminal 1 was preceded by a distinctive chime, nicknamed "Indicatif Roissy" and composed by Bernard Parmegiani in 1971.
• The closest airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of CDG.
• The fast services take about 30 minutes to the Gare du Nord, the stopping services about 35.
• Terminal 2E, with a daring design and wide open spaces, was CDG's newest addition.

Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):

• The furthest airport from Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,772 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• On August 8, 2007, CBC News reported that Canadian Forces documents showed plans to convert the site into a naval station.
• The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
• Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• On August 10, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced construction of a new docking and refueling facility in Nanisivik for the Canadian Forces, in an effort to maintain a Canadian presence in Arctic waters during the navigable season.