Nonstop flight route between Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada and Corinth, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada and Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), Corinth, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,484 miles (or 2,389 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 Shearwater Heliport and Roscoe Turner Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAW / CYAW |
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| Location: | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'13"N by 63°30'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAW |
| More Information: | YAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRX / KCRX |
| Airport Name: | Roscoe Turner Airport |
| Location: | Corinth, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'53"N by 88°36'12"W |
| Area Served: | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Corinth - Alcorn County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRX |
| More Information: | CRX Maps & Info |
Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):
- By 2002 only runway 10/28 remained open.
- Because of Shearwater Heliport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Shearwater Heliport 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.
- The furthest airport from Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
- In addition to being known as "Shearwater Heliport", other names for YAW include "Halifax/Shearwater Heliport", "12 Wing Shearwater" and "CFB Shearwater".
- The Shearwater Heliport is the location of the headquarters of 12 Wing, whose sole purpose is to support and operate shipborne helicopters for the Royal Canadian Navy.
- Organizers of the "Nova Scotia International Air Show" continued to make use the Shearwater airfield for both ground displays and the air show component until 2002.
- Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, commonly referred to as CFB Shearwater, was a Canadian Forces Base located in Shearwater, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Facts about Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX):
- The furthest airport from Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,087 miles (17,843 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Roscoe Turner Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Roscoe Turner 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.
- The closest airport to Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) is Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of CRX.
