Nonstop flight route between Ylivieska, Finland and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ylivieska Airfield (YLI), Ylivieska, Finland and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,901 miles (or 4,669 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 Ylivieska Airfield and CFB Goose Bay, 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 Ylivieska Airfield and CFB Goose Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ylivieska Airfield (YLI):

• Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ylivieska Airfield's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Ylivieska Airfield 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 closest airport to Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of YLI.
• The furthest airport from Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Ylivieska Airfield", another name for YLI is "Ylivieskan lentokenttä".

Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):

• The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
• Under pressure from Britain and the United States the Canadian Air Ministry worked at a record pace, and by November three 7,000-foot gravel runways were ready.
• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• In 1988, the Pinetree Line radar site at CFB Goose Bay was closed.
• The Canadian Forces continued to use Goose Bay for staging interceptor aircraft, however Canadian Forces Air Command concentrated on purchasing the new CF-18 interceptor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
• 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.
• 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.