Nonstop flight route between Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nemiscau Airport (YNS), Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,894 miles (or 4,658 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 Nemiscau Airport and Carlisle Lake District 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 Nemiscau Airport and Carlisle Lake District Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nemiscau Airport (YNS):

• Because of Nemiscau Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Nemiscau 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 Nemiscau Airport (YNS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,089 miles (17,846 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Nemiscau Airport (YNS) is Eastmain River Airport (ZEM), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of YNS.
• Nemiscau Airport (YNS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):

• In 1997, the council agreed to extend the runway to allow Boeing 737's to land into a new air-cargo hub, but the proposal collapsed.
• On 17 January 2011, Stobart Air submitted proposals to build a 394,000 sq ft Air Freight Distribution Centre on the site.
• Subject to planning approval by Carlisle City Council, Aer Arann hope to commence a link from Carlisle Lake District Airport to Stobart Air's other base at London Southend Airport and to Dublin, basing an ATR42 aircraft at Carlisle.
• Originally housing No.59 Operational Training Unit the station provided day training for Hawker Hurricane pilots, which was replaced by OTU17 Group Coastal Command in August 1942 for training long-range fighter crews on Bristol Beaufort and Bristol Beaufighter conversion squadrons, as well as air firing and night flying.
• The airport is located on a hill side above the River Irthing.
• The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
• Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
• Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• On 2 December 2008, the Stobart Group announced the surprise £21 million purchase of London Southend Airport.