Nonstop flight route between Morrisville, Vermont, United States and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL), Morrisville, Vermont, United States and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 819 miles (or 1,318 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 Morrisville–Stowe State 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: | MVL / KMVL |
Airport Name: | Morrisville–Stowe State Airport |
Location: | Morrisville, Vermont, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°32'4"N by 72°36'50"W |
Area Served: | Morrisville, Vermont |
Operator/Owner: | State of Vermont |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 732 feet (223 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVL |
More Information: | MVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
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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 Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL):
- Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Morrisville–Stowe State Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Morrisville–Stowe State 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 Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) is Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) S of MVL.
- The furthest airport from Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,597 miles (18,663 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- During the 1980s–1990s, CFB Goose Bay hosted permanent detachments from the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and the Aeronautica Militare, in addition to temporary deployments from several other NATO countries.
- 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.
- 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.
- CFB Goose Bay's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Goose Bay Airport.
- In 1983, a NASA Boeing 747 transport aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Enterprise landed at CFB Goose Bay to refuel on its way to a European tour where the shuttle was then displayed in France and the United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- In response to lessons learned from the Vietnam War and the growing sophistication of Soviet anti-aircraft radar and surface-to-air missile technology being deployed in Europe, NATO allies began looking at new doctrines in the 1970s–1980s which mandated low-level flight to evade detection.
- The base was initially a Royal Canadian Air Force station and later a United States Air Force base known as Goose AFB, housing units of the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Defense Command.