Nonstop flight route between Kennett, Missouri, United States and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KNT to YYR:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KNT Airport Information
- YYR Airport Information
- Facts about KNT
- Facts about YYR
- Map of Nearest Airports to KNT
- List of Nearest Airports to KNT
- Map of Furthest Airports from KNT
- List of Furthest Airports from KNT
- Map of Nearest Airports to YYR
- List of Nearest Airports to YYR
- Map of Furthest Airports from YYR
- List of Furthest Airports from YYR
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT), Kennett, Missouri, United States and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,849 miles (or 2,976 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 Kennett Memorial Airport and CFB Goose Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNT / KTKX |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Kennett, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°13'32"N by 90°2'12"W |
| Area Served: | Kennett, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kennett |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNT |
| More Information: | KNT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 60°25'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYR |
| More Information: | YYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT):
- Because of Kennett Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Kennett Memorial 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 Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) is Arkansas International Airport (BYH), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of KNT.
- The furthest airport from Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,011 miles (17,720 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Kennett Memorial Airport", another name for KNT is "TKX".
- Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) has 2 runways.
- Kennett Memorial Airport is a city owned, public use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Kennett, a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- The furthest airport from CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,164 miles (17,967 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Canadian Forces continued to use Goose Bay for staging interceptor aircraft, however Canadian Forces Air Command concentrated on purchasing the new CF-18 interceptor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- On 11 September 2001, CFB Goose Bay hosted seven trans-Atlantic commercial airliners which were diverted to land as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, following the closure of North American airspace as a result of terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- The increased low-level flights by fighter aircraft was not without serious controversy as the Innu Nation protested these operations vociferously, claiming that the noise of aircraft travelling at supersonic speeds in close proximity to the ground was adversely affecting wildlife, namely caribou, and was a nuisance to their way of life on their traditional lands.
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- Under pressure from Britain and the United States the Canadian Air Ministry worked at a record pace, and by November three 7,000-foot gravel runways were ready.
- Because of CFB Goose Bay's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Goose Bay 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.
- To provide rescue and range support to the jet aircraft operating from Goose Bay the Canadian Forces provided a Base Rescue Flight consisting of three CH-135 Twin Huey helicopters.
