Nonstop flight route between Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada and Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada and Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,225 miles (or 1,972 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 Kenosha Regional 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: | ENW / KENW |
Airport Name: | Kenosha Regional Airport |
Location: | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°35'44"N by 87°55'40"W |
Area Served: | Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kenosha |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 742 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENW |
More Information: | ENW Maps & Info |
Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):
- 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.
- Base rationalization and defence budget cutbacks for the Canadian Forces during the mid-1990s saw a largely administrative move when the formation CFB Shearwater stood down and the facilities transferred to the formation CFB Halifax and aircraft operations becoming the responsibility of newly formed 12 Wing.
- 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".
- 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.
- By the 1980s this air show came to be named the "Shearwater International Air Show" and was a popular event for military aviation enthusiasts in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States as the location of CFB Shearwater, coupled with the popularity of the Halifax area among military aircrew, resulted in heavy international participation from the RCAF, as well as the USAF, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force and numerous other NATO air forces in Europe.
Facts about Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW):
- The closest airport to Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Waukegan National Airport (UGN), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ENW.
- The furthest airport from Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,057 miles (17,795 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kenosha Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Kenosha, a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) has 3 runways.
- The airport has three runways.
- Because of Kenosha Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenosha Regional 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.