Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Wemindji, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and Wemindji Airport (YNC), Wemindji, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,567 miles (or 5,740 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow and Wemindji 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow and Wemindji Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWW / EDBG | 
| Airport Name: | Royal Air Force Station Gatow | 
| Location: | Berlin, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | formerly: Ministry of Defence, now: Bundeswehr | 
| Airport Type: | Military (airport no longer in operation) | 
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GWW | 
| More Information: | GWW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNC / CYNC | 
| Airport Name: | Wemindji Airport | 
| Location: | Wemindji, Quebec, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°0'38"N by 78°49'51"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Wemindji Band Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YNC | 
| More Information: | YNC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- Following the reunification of Germany, the British ceded control of Gatow Airport on 18 June 1994, and it was handed back to the German Air Force on 7 September 1994.
- The closest airport to Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GWW.
- Because of Royal Air Force Station Gatow's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Royal Air Force Station Gatow 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.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Late April 1945, towards the end of World War II in Europe, the airfield was occupied by the advancing Red Army.
- BEA moved to Tempelhof Airport in 1951, where most of West Berlin's commercial air transport operations were concentrated from then on.
- The novel Air Bridge by Hammond Innes is partially set in RAF Gatow at the time of the Berlin Airlift, and is notable for its accurate descriptions of the Station, including corridors and rooms within it.
- The furthest airport from Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Wemindji Airport (YNC):
- Because of Wemindji Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Wemindji 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 closest airport to Wemindji Airport (YNC) is Chisasibi Airport (YKU), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of YNC.
- Wemindji Airport (YNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wemindji Airport (YNC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,951 miles (17,624 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




