Nonstop flight route between Nuremberg, Germany and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,962 miles (or 4,767 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 Nuremberg Airport and CFB Goose Bay, 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 Nuremberg Airport and CFB Goose Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• In 1997/98, the winter hub of Air Berlin was established at Nuremberg Airport making it the second most important touristic interchange airport of the airline, next to Palma de Mallorca.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The fire department at Nuremberg Airport is equipped with specialized fire apparatus and a modern vehicle fleet, including several airfield fire trucks, tank tenders, swap body vehicles and ambulance vehicles.
• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The new control tower commenced operations in 1999 and the metro station was opened as well.
• Due to the positive trend, Cargo Center II was built in 2003.
• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• The apron is 246,845 m2 in space and provides parking positions for 37 planes.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
• In 1960, the number of passengers to be welcomed at Nuremberg Airport reached 100.000 for the first time and in 1961 the runway was extended from 1.900 to 2.300 metres.
• Nuremberg Airport has been voted "Best German Airport" by readers of the Business Traveller magazine consecutively since 2008.
• In 1987, Cargo Center Nuremberg was put into operation.

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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• While the flat and relatively weather-favored area around North West River had for years been under consideration for an airport for the anticipated North Atlantic air routes, it was not until Eric Fry of the Dominion Geodetic Survey investigated the area on 1 July 1941 that the Goose Bay location was selected.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
• 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.
• In 2004 the RAF announced its intent to close the permanent RAF detachment, effective 31 March 2005.
• 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.