Nonstop flight route between Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada and Durango, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada and Animas Air Park (AMK), Durango, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,341 miles (or 3,768 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 Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Animas Air Park, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHZ / CYHZ |
| Airport Name: | Halifax Stanfield International Airport |
| Location: | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°52'46"N by 63°30'37"W |
| Area Served: | Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 477 feet (145 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHZ |
| More Information: | YHZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMK / |
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| Location: | Durango, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°12'11"N by 107°52'9"W |
| Area Served: | Durango, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Airpark Property Owners Assoc. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 6684 feet (2,037 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMK |
| More Information: | AMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ):
- Because of Halifax Stanfield International Airport's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Halifax Stanfield 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.
- In 2011 it won 3rd Best Airport in North America of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International, as well as 3rd Best Airport by Size in the 2 to 5 million passenger category.
- The furthest airport from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- An airfield in West End, Halifax on the Halifax Peninsula known as Chebucto Field was built as the Halifax Civic Airport by the City of Halifax in 1931 and operated as the city's main airport until 1942, when it closed and was converted to an army base.
- Halifax Airport was one of the handful of sites along eastern North America where the Space Shuttle could have landed if something went wrong during liftoff.
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) is Shearwater Heliport (YAW), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of YHZ.
- In 2010, extension of the taxiway system resulted in an increased airside area, thus creating space for several large hangars to be built.
Facts about Animas Air Park (AMK):
- In addition to being known as "Animas Air Park", another name for AMK is "00C".
- The closest airport to Animas Air Park (AMK) is Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of AMK.
- The furthest airport from Animas Air Park (AMK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Animas Air Park (AMK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Animas Air Park's high elevation of 6,684 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
