Nonstop flight route between Kankan, Guinea and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kankan Airport (KNN), Kankan, Guinea and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,716 miles (or 5,981 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 Kankan 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 Kankan 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: | KNN / GUXN |
| Airport Name: | Kankan Airport |
| Location: | Kankan, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'54"N by 9°13'38"W |
| Area Served: | Kankan |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNN |
| More Information: | KNN 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 Kankan Airport (KNN):
- The closest airport to Kankan Airport (KNN) is Siguiri Airport (GII), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of KNN.
- The furthest airport from Kankan Airport (KNN) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kankan Airport (meaning Kankan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- Officials at Gander International Airport have stated that the future for the airport is grim unless the federal government provides funding to cover costs.
- Gander International Airport is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority.
- 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.
- 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.
- During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
- Construction of the airport began in 1936 and it was opened in 1938, with its first landing on January 11 of that year, by Captain Douglas Fraser flying a Fox Moth of Imperial Airways.
- 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.
