Nonstop flight route between North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,850 miles (or 4,587 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 North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about North Las Vegas Airport (VGT):

• North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) has 3 runways.
• In 1968, Hughes Tool Company purchased the airport, then called North Las Vegas Air Terminal.
• North Las Vegas Airport covers an area of 920 acres at an elevation of 2,205 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of VGT.
• The furthest airport from North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,297 miles (18,180 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):

• 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 1988, the Pinetree Line radar site at CFB Goose Bay was closed.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
• 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.
• Under pressure from Britain and the United States the Canadian Air Ministry worked at a record pace, and by November three 7,000-foot gravel runways were ready.
• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• In response to lessons learned from the Vietnam War and the growing sophistication of Soviet anti-aircraft radar and surface-to-air missile technology being deployed in Europe, NATO allies began looking at new doctrines in the 1970s–1980s which mandated low-level flight to evade detection.