Nonstop flight route between Moosonee, Ontario, Canada and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(51°17'30"N by 80°36'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E)
Distance from YMO to LYR:
2,858.13 miles (4,599.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moosonee Airport (YMO), Moosonee, Ontario, Canada and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,858 miles (or 4,600 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 Moosonee Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Moosonee Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMO / CYMO |
| Airport Name: | Moosonee Airport |
| Location: | Moosonee, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°17'30"N by 80°36'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Town of Moosonee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMO |
| More Information: | YMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Moosonee Airport (YMO):
- The furthest airport from Moosonee Airport (YMO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Moosonee Airport was officially opened in May 1970 and a new terminal building was constructed in July 1991, that houses the airport management office and washrooms.
- Because of Moosonee Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Moosonee 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.
- Moosonee Airport (YMO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Moosonee Airport (YMO) is Fort Albany Airport (YFA), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) NW of YMO.
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- On 14 August 1987, Braathens SAFE re-entered the market, flying in parallel with SAS to Tromsø and Oslo.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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 "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Lufttransport has a base at Svalbard Airport with two 19-seat Dornier Do 228-202K aircraft and 15 employees.
- The Svalbard Treaty specifies that no military installations are permitted on the archipelago.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.30 miles (126.02 km) NW | Fort Albany Airport (YFA) | Fort Albany, Ontario, Canada |     |
| 2 | 80.75 miles (129.96 km) E | Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) | Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 82.30 miles (132.45 km) NNW | Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) | Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 110.11 miles (177.21 km) NE | Eastmain River Airport (ZEM) | Eastmain, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 136.95 miles (220.40 km) NNW | Attawapiskat Airport (YAT) | Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 140.62 miles (226.31 km) NNE | Wemindji Airport (YNC) | Wemindji, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 152.06 miles (244.71 km) S | Cochrane Airport (YCN) | Cochrane, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 153.62 miles (247.23 km) SSW | Kapuskasing Airport (YYU) | Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 162.35 miles (261.28 km) SE | Matagami Airport (YNM) | Matagami, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 173.73 miles (279.60 km) SW | Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF) | Hearst, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 175.90 miles (283.09 km) SSE | La Sarre Airport (SSQ) | La Sarre, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 187.65 miles (302.00 km) NNE | Chisasibi Airport (YKU) | Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 191.11 miles (307.55 km) S | Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (YTS) | Timmins, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 194.35 miles (312.78 km) E | Nemiscau Airport (YNS) | Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 202.30 miles (325.57 km) NE | La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL) | Radisson, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.28 miles (17,706.40 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,993.19 miles (17,691.78 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,982.87 miles (17,675.17 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,979.30 miles (17,669.42 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,952.91 miles (17,626.96 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,915.04 miles (17,566.01 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,872.75 miles (17,497.96 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,869.22 miles (17,492.27 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,857.26 miles (17,473.03 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,780.84 miles (17,350.04 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,779.11 miles (17,347.25 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,692.09 miles (17,207.21 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,685.73 miles (17,196.97 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,652.31 miles (17,143.18 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,645.88 miles (17,132.84 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 533.85 miles (859.15 km) SSE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 2 | 543.13 miles (874.07 km) SSE | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 544.90 miles (876.94 km) SSE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 4 | 549.48 miles (884.30 km) SSE | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 5 | 564.10 miles (907.83 km) SSE | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 6 | 586.80 miles (944.37 km) SSE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 589.37 miles (948.49 km) SSE | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 8 | 591.10 miles (951.28 km) SSE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 593.13 miles (954.55 km) SSE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 10 | 595.17 miles (957.83 km) S | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 11 | 613.51 miles (987.35 km) SE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 12 | 618.76 miles (995.80 km) S | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 13 | 622.86 miles (1,002.39 km) SSE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 14 | 637.58 miles (1,026.08 km) S | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 15 | 645.47 miles (1,038.79 km) SSE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,169.96 miles (16,366.93 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,155.21 miles (16,343.19 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,123.73 miles (16,292.52 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,105.38 miles (16,262.99 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,050.22 miles (16,174.23 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,046.48 miles (16,168.20 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,035.38 miles (16,150.34 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,032.30 miles (16,145.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,002.12 miles (16,096.81 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,001.91 miles (16,096.47 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,978.64 miles (16,059.03 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,966.83 miles (16,040.02 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,957.34 miles (16,024.74 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,955.39 miles (16,021.60 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |