Nonstop flight route between Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,133 miles (or 1,823 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and CFB Goose Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM):

• The current Hamilton Airport was built in 1940 as the Mount Hope Airport, an RCAF base.
• In addition to being known as "John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport", another name for YHM is "Hamilton Airport".
• John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) has 2 runways.
• Because of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at John C. Munro Hamilton 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 airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• In 2000 WestJet expanded to Canada's eastern region, choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub, and flying to destinations from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia.
• A chartered Boeing 707 carrying rock band Bon Jovi skidded off the runway in January 2006.
• The closest airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of YHM.
• Flyglobespan, which flew to Hamilton between 2007 and 2009 referred to the airport as Toronto Hamilton International Airport.
• The furthest airport from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):

• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
• CFB Goose Bay's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Goose Bay Airport.
• In 1983, a NASA Boeing 747 transport aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Enterprise landed at CFB Goose Bay to refuel on its way to a European tour where the shuttle was then displayed in France and the United Kingdom.
• 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.
• The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
• 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.
• In 1988, the Pinetree Line radar site at CFB Goose Bay was closed.
• In response to lessons learned from the Vietnam War and the growing sophistication of Soviet anti-aircraft radar and surface-to-air missile technology being deployed in Europe, NATO allies began looking at new doctrines in the 1970s–1980s which mandated low-level flight to evade detection.