Nonstop flight route between Eskilstuna, Sweden and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), Eskilstuna, Sweden and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,824 miles (or 4,545 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 Eskilstuna Airport and Gander International 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 Eskilstuna Airport and Gander International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKT / ESSU |
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Location: | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'0"N by 16°42'29"E |
Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKT |
More Information: | EKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Eskilstuna Airport (EKT):
- Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of EKT.
- In addition to being known as "Eskilstuna Airport", another name for EKT is "Eskilstuna-Kjula flygplats".
- Because of Eskilstuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Eskilstuna 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 Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Following the war, the RCAF handed operation of the airfield back to the dominion government in March 1946, although the RCN's radio station remained and the military role for the entire facility was upgraded through the Cold War.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- On September 11, 2001, with United States airspace closed due to the terrorist attacks, Gander International played host to 39 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.