Nonstop flight route between Seiyun, Yemen and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF), Seiyun, Yemen and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,531 miles (or 10,511 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 Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport and CFB Greenwood, 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 Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport and CFB Greenwood. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXF / OYSY | 
| Airport Name: | Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport | 
| Location: | Seiyun, Yemen | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°57'57"N by 48°47'17"E | 
| Area Served: | Sayun | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2097 feet (639 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GXF | 
| More Information: | GXF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZX / CYZX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YZX | 
| More Information: | YZX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF):
- The closest airport to Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) is Riyan Airport (MKX), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) SSE of GXF.
- Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (meaning Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):
- The base was experiencing a crowding problem, thus the 2 OTU was moved to RCAF Station Summerside in Prince Edward Island effective November 14, 1953.
- A proposed British Commonwealth very long range bomber group named "Tiger Force" was scaled down through the spring of 1945.
- CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
- Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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 CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 1989 federal budget cuts to the Department of National Defence identified CFB Summerside as a candidate for base closure.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".




