Nonstop flight route between Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and Shemya, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°31'18"N by 75°33'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E)
Distance from YND to SYA:
4,501.38 miles (7,244.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,501 miles (or 7,244 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YND / CYND |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°31'18"N by 75°33'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | La Corporation L'aéroport Exécutif De Gatineau-Ottawa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 211 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YND |
| More Information: | YND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
| More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND):
- Because of Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 211 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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.
- Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport is located 1 nautical mile northeast of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
- Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of YND.
- The airport houses the Vintage Wings of Canada, a nationwide non-for-profit organization that educates youth by use of vintage aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,439 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport", other names for YND include "Ottawa/Gatineau Airport" and "Aéroport exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa".
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- Additional aircraft and personnel reductions occurred in 1945 and almost all air bases other than Alexi Point, Shemya and Davis in the Aleutians were reduced to caretaker status.
- The base host squadron was re-designated the 5073rd Air Base Squadron on October 1962, and upgraded to a group on 15 October 1974 in recognition of the number and complexities of the tenant units it supported.
- A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
- With the successful completion of the Aleutian Campaign in August 1943, Eleventh Air Force came within striking distance of the Japanese Kurile Islands, the northernmost being 750 miles to the south-southwest of Shemya.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Eareckson Air Station is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.83 miles (9.38 km) SW | Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |     |
| 2 | 14.65 miles (23.58 km) SSW | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 43.80 miles (70.50 km) SSW | Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) | Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 53.47 miles (86.05 km) SE | Massena International Airport (MSS) | Massena, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 55.81 miles (89.82 km) NNW | Maniwaki Airport (YMW) | Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 56.74 miles (91.32 km) ESE | Cornwall Regional Airport (YCC) | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 58.22 miles (93.69 km) S | Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | |
| 8 | 61.63 miles (99.19 km) S | Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) | Brockville, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 71.95 miles (115.79 km) NNE | Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) | Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 74.52 miles (119.93 km) E | Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 84.83 miles (136.51 km) WNW | Pembroke Airport (YTA) | Pembroke, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 84.87 miles (136.58 km) SSW | Maxson Airfield (AXB) | Alexandria Bay, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 88.35 miles (142.18 km) E | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) | Dorval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 89.40 miles (143.87 km) E | Cartierville Airport (YCV) | Cartierville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 89.73 miles (144.41 km) WNW | Petawawa Airport (YWA) | Petawawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,457.61 miles (18,439.19 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,444.11 miles (18,417.47 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,434.24 miles (18,401.58 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,423.71 miles (18,384.63 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,407.68 miles (18,358.83 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,361.61 miles (18,284.70 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,330.24 miles (18,234.21 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,325.78 miles (18,227.04 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,313.86 miles (18,207.85 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,239.00 miles (18,087.37 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,206.53 miles (18,035.11 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,152.74 miles (17,948.55 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,145.18 miles (17,936.39 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,112.63 miles (17,884.00 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,095.35 miles (17,856.19 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.08 miles (64.50 km) WNW | Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) | Attu Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 394.42 miles (634.75 km) E | Adak Airport (ADK) | Adak Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 492.29 miles (792.27 km) E | Atka Airport (AKB) | Atka, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 651.52 miles (1,048.52 km) W | Yelizovo Airport (PKC) | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | |
| 5 | 691.63 miles (1,113.07 km) ENE | St. Paul Island Airport (SNP) | St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 699.29 miles (1,125.40 km) ENE | St. George Airport (STG) | St. George, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 709.79 miles (1,142.29 km) E | Nikolski Air Station (IKO) | Nikolski, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 800.21 miles (1,287.82 km) ENE | Unalaska Airport (DUT) | Unalaska, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 830.85 miles (1,337.11 km) ENE | Akutan Seaplane Base (KQA) | Akutan, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 836.14 miles (1,345.63 km) N | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 11 | 840.49 miles (1,352.63 km) N | Ugolny Airport (DYR) | Anadyr, Russia | |
| 12 | 909.99 miles (1,464.48 km) NE | Mekoryuk Airport (MYU) | Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 916.57 miles (1,475.08 km) NNE | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 922.18 miles (1,484.10 km) NNE | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 15 | 925.26 miles (1,489.06 km) ENE | False Pass Airport (KFP) | False Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,667.64 miles (17,167.86 km) SW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,539.13 miles (16,961.04 km) WSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,465.34 miles (16,842.30 km) SW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,423.27 miles (16,774.58 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 5 | 10,420.29 miles (16,769.79 km) WSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,414.55 miles (16,760.55 km) SW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,389.25 miles (16,719.84 km) SW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,389.24 miles (16,719.83 km) SW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,350.27 miles (16,657.10 km) WSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,334.02 miles (16,630.96 km) SW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 11 | 10,317.17 miles (16,603.83 km) SW | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 12 | 10,287.63 miles (16,556.29 km) WSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,286.30 miles (16,554.16 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 10,263.57 miles (16,517.57 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 15 | 10,260.22 miles (16,512.19 km) SW | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |