Nonstop flight route between Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada and Newburgh, New York, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W)
Distance from YGB to SWF:
2,453.13 miles (3,947.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada and Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,453 miles (or 3,948 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 Texada/Gillies Bay Airport and Stewart International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGB / CYGB |
| Airport Name: | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport |
| Location: | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Regional District of Powell River |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGB |
| More Information: | YGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWF / KSWF |
| Airport Name: | Stewart International Airport |
| Location: | Newburgh, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W |
| Area Served: | Hudson Valley |
| Operator/Owner: | State of New York |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWF |
| More Information: | SWF Maps & Info |
Facts about Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB):
- The furthest airport from Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Texada/Gillies Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Texada/Gillies Bay 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 Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Powell River Airport (YPW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of YGB.
- Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):
- SWF had occasionally had scheduled air-taxi service, but in April 1990 American Airlines arrived with three 727-200 nonstops a day to Chicago and three more to their new hub in Raleigh–Durham.
- The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1981 the 52 American hostages held in Iran made their return to American soil at Stewart.
- In 1994 George Pataki campaigned on improving efficiencies by privatizing money-losing state projects.
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
- Stewart was one of the many regional airports to be used during the Emergency Ground Stop after the September 11th Attacks, taking in dozens of planes forced to land.
- The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority was the first government body to try to convert it into the New York metropolitan area's fourth major airport.
- Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart International 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 next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.70 miles (15.62 km) N | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 16.52 miles (26.59 km) W | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 20.76 miles (33.41 km) W | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 23.03 miles (37.06 km) ESE | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 25.28 miles (40.69 km) SSE | Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 30.82 miles (49.59 km) NW | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 31.71 miles (51.03 km) SW | Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 38.09 miles (61.30 km) WNW | Campbell River Airport (YBL) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 39.27 miles (63.21 km) ESE | Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 40.84 miles (65.72 km) NW | Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 44.73 miles (71.99 km) SE | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 52.94 miles (85.20 km) SSE | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 55.89 miles (89.94 km) NNW | Big Bay Water Aerodrome (YRR) | Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 60.84 miles (97.92 km) E | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 65.65 miles (105.66 km) SSW | Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) | Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,672.76 miles (17,176.10 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,615.74 miles (17,084.33 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,615.62 miles (17,084.14 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,604.61 miles (17,066.43 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,596.28 miles (17,053.02 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,574.58 miles (17,018.10 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,571.33 miles (17,012.86 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,554.79 miles (16,986.24 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,538.89 miles (16,960.66 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,531.40 miles (16,948.60 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,502.74 miles (16,902.48 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,481.67 miles (16,868.58 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,476.45 miles (16,860.16 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 14 | 10,463.55 miles (16,839.41 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,463.28 miles (16,838.98 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.29 miles (13.34 km) W | Orange County Airport (MGJ) | Montgomery, New York, United States | |
| 2 | 14.20 miles (22.85 km) NE | Dutchess County Airport (POU) | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | |
| 3 | 33.52 miles (53.94 km) ESE | Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | |
| 4 | 36.58 miles (58.87 km) SE | Westchester County Airport (HPN) | White Plains, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 38.19 miles (61.45 km) WNW | Sullivan County International Airport (MSV) | Monticello, New York, United States | |
| 6 | 44.41 miles (71.47 km) SSW | Essex County Airport (CDW) | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | |
| 7 | 45.26 miles (72.83 km) S | Teterboro Airport (TEB) | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | |
| 8 | 50.20 miles (80.80 km) E | Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 9 | 51.30 miles (82.56 km) SSW | Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | |
| 10 | 51.66 miles (83.13 km) SSE | LaGuardia Airport (LGA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 11 | 52.04 miles (83.75 km) S | West 30th Street Heliport (JRA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 52.04 miles (83.76 km) SSE | Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) | Flushing, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 53.08 miles (85.42 km) S | East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) | New York City, United States | |
| 14 | 53.66 miles (86.36 km) S | New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 55.71 miles (89.66 km) S | Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,711.72 miles (18,848.15 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,687.94 miles (18,809.86 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,687.75 miles (18,809.56 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,661.17 miles (18,766.79 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,648.27 miles (18,746.02 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,598.43 miles (18,665.82 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,592.01 miles (18,655.49 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,585.03 miles (18,644.25 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,573.34 miles (18,625.44 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,509.78 miles (18,523.15 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.79 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,414.65 miles (18,370.05 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,413.50 miles (18,368.21 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,386.16 miles (18,324.21 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,371.76 miles (18,301.02 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |