Nonstop flight route between Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada and Montague, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada and Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC), Montague, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,916 miles (or 4,692 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 Shearwater Heliport and Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field, 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 Shearwater Heliport and Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):

• During the late 1990s and early 2000s the Shearwater airfield was scaled back significantly as the facility transitioned to a heliport with surplus lands identified and transferred to Canada Lands Company.
• In addition to being known as "Shearwater Heliport", other names for YAW include "Halifax/Shearwater Heliport", "12 Wing Shearwater" and "CFB Shearwater".
• The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
• Post-war, 1948, the Royal Canadian Navy took over the facility, naming it HMCS Shearwater, also known as Royal Canadian Naval Air Station Shearwater.
• 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.
• 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 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.

Facts about Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC):

• The furthest airport from Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,137 miles (17,922 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The airport returned to civil control in 1945 after the war.
• The Montague Airport, also known as Yreka Rohrer Field, is located on the west side of Montague, California.
• The closest airport to Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC) is Siskiyou County Airport (SIY), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of RKC.
• Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field", other names for RKC include "Montague Air Force Auxiliary Field", "RKC/ROF" and "1O5".