Nonstop flight route between Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stephenville Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,525 miles (or 5,673 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 Stephenville Airport and Osvaldo Vieira International 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 Stephenville Airport and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJT / CYJT |
| Airport Name: | Stephenville Airport |
| Location: | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'29"N by 58°32'59"W |
| Area Served: | Stephenville, Corner Brook, Port Aux Basques |
| Operator/Owner: | Stephenville Airport Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YJT |
| More Information: | YJT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXB / GGOV |
| Airport Name: | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport |
| Location: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W |
| Area Served: | Bissau |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXB |
| More Information: | OXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Stephenville Airport (YJT):
- The airport is now owned and operated by the local Airport Authority, the Stephenville Airport Corporation Inc.
- Stephenville Airport was one of a five sites along eastern North America designated as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter during its launches and landings.
- Stephenville Airport provides scheduled and charter air service to a catchment population of approximately 90,000 people, from the city of Corner Brook 65 km to the north to the town of Port aux Basques 120 km to the south.
- Because of Stephenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Stephenville 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 Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NE of YJT.
- Stephenville Airport (YJT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):
- On December 10, 2013, TAP Portugal suspended operations to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport after the local police forces under threatened the crew of Flight TP202 destined for Lisbon and forced the crew to board 74 Syrian refugees, who have arrived in Bissau via Morocco and Turkey and who were holding falsified Turkish passports.
- Airlines that have served the airport in the past include Air Afrique, Air France, Aeroflot, Cubana, Air Senegal International, Air Bissau, TACV, TAAG, TAP Portugal, Halcyonair, and Mauritania Airlines International.
- The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
- Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira 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 furthest airport from Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is an airport that serves the city of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.
