Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Jasper, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Jasper Airport (YJA), Jasper, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,224 miles (or 5,188 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 Jasper 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 Jasper 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: | YJA / CYJA |
| Airport Name: | Jasper Airport |
| Location: | Jasper, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°59'48"N by 118°3'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Superintendent, Jasper National Park |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 3350 feet (1,021 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YJA |
| More Information: | YJA Maps & Info |
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
- Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places.
- On 6 September 2006, President George W.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
- Windward Point contains most of the activities on the Naval Station.
- 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.
- 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 Jasper Airport (YJA):
- The furthest airport from Jasper Airport (YJA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,354 miles (16,663 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Jasper Airport (YJA) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of YJA.
- Jasper Airport (YJA) currently has only 1 runway.
