Nonstop flight route between Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(17°12'20"N by 62°35'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°38'13"N by 63°30'7"W)
Distance from NEV to YAW:
1,896.08 miles (3,051.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV), Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,896 miles (or 3,051 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 Vance W. Amory International Airport and Shearwater Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEV / TKPN |
| Airport Name: | Vance W. Amory International Airport |
| Location: | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°12'20"N by 62°35'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEV |
| More Information: | NEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAW / CYAW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'13"N by 63°30'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAW |
| More Information: | YAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV):
- Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Vance W. Amory International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vance W. Amory 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.
- The closest airport to Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of NEV.
- The furthest airport from Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to Vance W. Amory International Airport (meaning Vance W. Amory International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,640 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):
- The February 1, 1968 unification of the three service branches into the Canadian Forces saw HMCS Shearwater change its name to Canadian Forces Base Shearwater.
- The furthest airport from Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Shearwater Heliport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Shearwater Heliport 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shearwater Heliport", other names for YAW include "Halifax/Shearwater Heliport", "12 Wing Shearwater" and "CFB Shearwater".
- The inconvenience of not having a ground component for the "Nova Scotia International Air Show" as a result of the Shearwater Heliport Conversion Project saw the entire event moved to Halifax Stanfield International Airport beginning in 2004.
- Shearwater is the second-oldest military aerodrome in Canada.
- Defence cutbacks and unit and facility realignments from 1994 to 1996 saw CFB Shearwater stand down as a separate formation and the facility merged as an airfield attached to CFB Halifax.
- The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.20 miles (18.03 km) NW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |     |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) NW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 3 | 38.81 miles (62.45 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 51.10 miles (82.24 km) NNW | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 5 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) NW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 52.82 miles (85.01 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 7 | 58.43 miles (94.04 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 8 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) NNW | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 9 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) NNW | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 10 | 75.52 miles (121.53 km) NNW | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 11 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) SE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 12 | 114.27 miles (183.89 km) SE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 13 | 142.99 miles (230.11 km) SE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 144.32 miles (232.26 km) WNW | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 148.18 miles (238.47 km) NW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,203.63 miles (19,639.79 km) SSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,190.97 miles (19,619.41 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.01 miles (19,556.71 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,118.94 miles (19,503.50 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,115.34 miles (19,497.70 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,087.15 miles (19,452.33 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,052.83 miles (19,397.10 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,042.15 miles (19,379.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,028.63 miles (19,358.16 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,027.63 miles (19,356.54 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,024.30 miles (19,351.18 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,024.03 miles (19,350.75 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,980.47 miles (19,280.65 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,896.24 miles (19,145.10 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,881.06 miles (19,120.66 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.76 miles (26.97 km) N | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 2 | 73.38 miles (118.09 km) WNW | CFB Greenwood (YZX) | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 3 | 112.54 miles (181.11 km) W | Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 4 | 115.64 miles (186.10 km) N | Charlottetown Airport (YYG) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 5 | 117.05 miles (188.37 km) NNW | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 6 | 125.58 miles (202.10 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 7 | 125.63 miles (202.18 km) N | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 8 | 125.77 miles (202.41 km) WNW | Saint John Airport (YSJ) | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 9 | 139.72 miles (224.85 km) WSW | Yarmouth Airport (YQI) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 165.10 miles (265.71 km) WNW | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 11 | 170.38 miles (274.20 km) WNW | Fredericton International Airport (YFC) | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 12 | 188.78 miles (303.80 km) NNW | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 13 | 197.89 miles (318.48 km) ENE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 202.50 miles (325.89 km) WNW | Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN) | Princeton, Maine, United States | |
| 15 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) NNE | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,763.43 miles (18,931.37 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,719.91 miles (18,861.33 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,693.27 miles (18,818.44 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,678.56 miles (18,794.77 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,677.97 miles (18,793.82 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,657.63 miles (18,761.09 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,628.52 miles (18,714.25 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,569.75 miles (18,619.66 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,562.59 miles (18,608.13 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,559.06 miles (18,602.45 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,467.50 miles (18,455.11 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,443.31 miles (18,416.18 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,442.80 miles (18,415.35 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,415.41 miles (18,371.27 km) S | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,369.97 miles (18,298.14 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |