Nonstop flight route between Easton, Maryland, United States and Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Easton Airport (ESN), Easton, Maryland, United States and Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 762 miles (or 1,226 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 Easton Airport and Shearwater Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESN / KESN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Easton, Maryland, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'15"N by 76°4'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Easton, Maryland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Talbot County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ESN | 
| More Information: | ESN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAW / CYAW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Easton Airport (ESN):
- In addition to being known as "Easton Airport", another name for ESN is "Newnam Field".
- Because of Easton Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Easton 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.
- Easton Airport (ESN) has 2 runways.
- There are precision approaches on runway 4 and 22.
- The furthest airport from Easton Airport (ESN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Easton Airport (ESN) is Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of ESN.
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.
- The inconvenience of not having a ground component for the "Nova Scotia International Air Show" as a result of the Shearwater Heliport Conversion Project saw the entire event moved to Halifax Stanfield International Airport beginning in 2004.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.




