Nonstop flight route between Yerevan, Armenia and Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), Yerevan, Armenia and Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,071 miles (or 8,161 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 Zvartnots International 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 Zvartnots International Airport and Shearwater Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zvartnots International Airport (EVN):

• To comply with the international air regulations, Armenia International Airports has improved security at Zvartnots.
• On 14 September 2006 the newly built arrivals hall was opened.
• The closest airport to Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of EVN.
• An additional investment of US$100 million will be carried out until 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Zvartnots International Airport", another name for EVN is "Զվարթնոց Միջազգային Օդակայան".
• The furthest airport from Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,257 miles (18,117 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In 2010, Zvartnots airport handled 1,612,016 passengers and 9,783 aircraftmovements, a respective 11.4% and 12.5% increase over the previous year's figures.
• The arrival hall capacity has been doubled to reach a volume of over 1,000 passengers per hour, and passenger management will be streamlined thanks to a substantial expansion of the customs.
• Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Runway 09 is equipped with an ILS CAT II, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling and visibility.

Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):

• 12 Wing's squadrons at Shearwater Heliport in Nova Scotia and at Patricia Bay in British Columbia currently operate the Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King but is expected to re-equip with the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone commencing in 2012 with the conclusion of the Maritime Helicopter Project.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
• Following a base rationalization program in the mid-1990s, the Canadian Forces closed CFB Shearwater as a separate formation and realigned the property's various facilities into CFB Halifax.
• 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.
• Defence cutbacks and unit and facility realignments from 1994 to 1996 saw CFB Shearwater stand down as a separate formation and the facility merged as an airfield attached to CFB Halifax.
• These changes allowed for heliport operations including instrument approaches and were accompanied with the construction of other non-airfield facilities in support of the Maritime Helicopter Project.