Nonstop flight route between Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU), Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 747 miles (or 1,202 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 Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport and CFB Goose Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAU / |
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Location: | Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°39'43"N by 73°19'17"W |
Operator/Owner: | Xstrata Nickel - Mine Raglan |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1902 feet (580 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAU |
More Information: | YAU 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 |
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More Information: | YYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU):
- In addition to being known as "Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport", another name for YAU is "CTP9".
- The closest airport to Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU) is Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of YAU.
- The furthest airport from Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- 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.
- 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.
- On 11 September 2001, CFB Goose Bay hosted seven trans-Atlantic commercial airliners which were diverted to land as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, following the closure of North American airspace as a result of terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- 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.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.