Nonstop flight route between Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada and Norilsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada and Alykel Airport (NSK), Norilsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,408 miles (or 7,094 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 Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Alykel Airport, 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 Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Alykel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ):

• 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 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.
• The current terminal contains a total of 31 gate positions, with 12 using airbridges.
• 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 March 2007, Halifax Airport earned two first-place finishes in the 2006 Airports Council International Service Quality Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• It is the 7th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic.
• Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Alykel Airport (NSK):

• Because of Alykel Airport's relatively low elevation of 574 feet, planes can take off or land at Alykel 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 furthest airport from Alykel Airport (NSK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,381 miles (18,315 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Alykel Airport (NSK) is Igarka (IAA), which is located 131 miles (210 kilometers) S of NSK.
• Alykel Airport (NSK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Alykel Airport", another name for NSK is "Аэропорт Алыкель".