Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Gdynia, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD), Gdynia, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,249 miles (or 8,447 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Gdynia-Kosakowo 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
| Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
| Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
| More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QYD / EPOK |
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| Location: | Gdynia, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°34'46"N by 18°31'1"E |
| Area Served: | Gdynia, Poland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from QYD |
| More Information: | QYD Maps & Info |
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.
- Since 1939, the base's water had been supplied by pipelines that drew water from the Yateras River about 4.5 miles northeast of the base.
- In 2005, the Navy completed a $12 million wind project erecting four wind turbines capable of supplying about a quarter of the base's peak power needs, reducing diesel fuel usage and pollution from the existing diesel generators, while saving $1.2 million in annual energy costs.
- The closing-down of the Guantanamo Prison has been requested by Amnesty International, the United Nations and the European Union.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD):
- The airport opened before 1939.
- In addition to being known as "Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport", other names for QYD include "Port Lotniczy Gdynia-Kosakowo" and "Gdynia".
- The closest airport to Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) is Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) S of QYD.
- The furthest airport from Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
