Nonstop flight route between Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada and Fishers Island, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada and Elizabeth Field (FID), Fishers Island, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 497 miles (or 801 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 Elizabeth Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 early 2010, Halifax Stanfield was rated by passengers as the Best Airport in the World in its class for the seventh year in a row.
• On September 12, 2007 the airport authority announced the construction of a 2,300 space, 5-storey parking garage, which was completed on March 12, 2009.
• 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.

Facts about Elizabeth Field (FID):

• The closest airport to Elizabeth Field (FID) is Groton-New London Airport (GON), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) N of FID.
• The furthest airport from Elizabeth Field (FID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,987 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Located on the western end of Fishers Island, the airfield saw military use during World War II as part of Fort H.
• Because of Elizabeth Field's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth Field 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 addition to being known as "Elizabeth Field", another name for FID is "0B8".
• Elizabeth Field (FID) has 2 runways.