Nonstop flight route between Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Grootfontein, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(53°42'0"N by 100°17'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E)
Distance from YAD to GFY:
8,457.02 miles (13,610.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD), Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,457 miles (or 13,610 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 Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) and Grootfontein 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 Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) and Grootfontein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAD / |
| Airport Name: | Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) |
| Location: | Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°42'0"N by 100°17'59"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAD |
| More Information: | YAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFY / FYGF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
| More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Facts about Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD):
- The furthest airport from Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,242 miles (16,483 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) 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 the 2011 Census, the Moose Lake population centre had a population of 70031137000000000001,137 living in 7002254000000000000254 of its 7002260000000000000260 total private dwellings.
- The closest airport to Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD) is The Pas Airport (YQD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WNW of YAD.
- Thomas Henry Peacock Lamb, an Englishman from Yorkshire, began a trading post in the community in the year 1900.
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.31 miles (60.04 km) WNW | The Pas Airport (YQD) | The Pas, Manitoba, Canada |     |
| 2 | 87.68 miles (141.10 km) NW | Flin Flon Airport (YFO) | Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 3 | 101.72 miles (163.70 km) E | Norway House Airport (YNE) | Norway House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 103.05 miles (165.84 km) SW | Hudson Bay Airport (YHB) | Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 5 | 107.40 miles (172.84 km) ENE | Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) | Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 115.81 miles (186.38 km) SSW | Swan River Airport (ZJN) | Swan River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 120.50 miles (193.92 km) ENE | Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) | Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 8 | 133.94 miles (215.56 km) ESE | Poplar River Airport (XPP) | Poplar River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 9 | 146.74 miles (236.15 km) NNW | Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) | Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 10 | 152.70 miles (245.75 km) NE | Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) | Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 164.85 miles (265.30 km) ESE | Berens River Airport (YBV) | Berens River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 166.64 miles (268.18 km) WSW | Tisdale Airport (YTT) | Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 13 | 174.89 miles (281.45 km) NNE | Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 179.85 miles (289.44 km) S | Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) | Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 180.53 miles (290.54 km) NNW | Laurie River Airport (LRQ) | Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,242.30 miles (16,483.34 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,220.67 miles (16,448.53 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,218.35 miles (16,444.79 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,191.75 miles (16,401.99 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,191.69 miles (16,401.90 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,133.89 miles (16,308.88 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,123.87 miles (16,292.75 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,116.15 miles (16,280.32 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,104.55 miles (16,261.65 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,048.83 miles (16,171.98 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,977.42 miles (16,057.07 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,972.05 miles (16,048.42 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,953.12 miles (16,017.95 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,936.53 miles (15,991.26 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 15 | 9,930.70 miles (15,981.87 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.45 miles (185.80 km) WNW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 2 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 3 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) SSW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 206.00 miles (331.52 km) ENE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 5 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) SSE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 218.56 miles (351.74 km) SSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 7 | 270.41 miles (435.18 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) NW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) NNE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 11 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) SW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 12 | 346.07 miles (556.94 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 13 | 382.45 miles (615.49 km) SE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 419.02 miles (674.34 km) ENE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 15 | 423.06 miles (680.84 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,221.77 miles (19,668.98 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,220.61 miles (19,667.12 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.78 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,197.88 miles (19,630.53 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,163.63 miles (19,575.42 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,162.35 miles (19,573.36 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,156.50 miles (19,563.94 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,109.14 miles (19,487.72 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,107.08 miles (19,484.40 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,100.36 miles (19,473.59 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,072.55 miles (19,428.84 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,057.27 miles (19,404.24 km) W | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |