Nonstop flight route between Rousse, Bulgaria and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ruse Airport (ROU), Rousse, Bulgaria and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,766 miles (or 6,062 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 Ruse 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 Ruse Airport and CFB Goose Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROU / LBRS |
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Location: | Rousse, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°41'42"N by 26°3'24"E |
Area Served: | Ruse |
Operator/Owner: | State owned |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 574 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROU |
More Information: | ROU 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 Ruse Airport (ROU):
- The closest airport to Ruse Airport (ROU) is Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of ROU.
- The airport was established in 1967 as a training site for pilots from the Bulgarian Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Ruse Airport", other names for ROU include "Летище Русе" and "Letishte Ruse".
- Ruse Airport (ROU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ruse Airport, also known as Shtraklevo after the village located to the north, is a former military airport located about 20 km south of the city of Ruse, Bulgaria.
- The furthest airport from Ruse Airport (ROU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,317 miles (18,212 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Ruse Airport's relatively low elevation of 574 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruse 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.
- There are currently no services to and from Ruse Airport.
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- The story of the base’s founding was evocatively told in a wartime Canadian book by William G.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Labradorian politicians such as former Liberal Senator Bill Rompkey have advocated using CFB Goose Bay as a site for a missile defense radar system being developed by the United States Department of Defense.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".