Nonstop flight route between Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada and Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nemiscau Airport (YNS), Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada and CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 669 miles (or 1,076 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 relatively short distance between Nemiscau Airport and CFB Goose Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNS / CYHH |
| Airport Name: | Nemiscau Airport |
| Location: | Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'27"N by 76°8'8"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNS |
| More Information: | YNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
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| Location: | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 60°25'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYR |
| More Information: | YYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Nemiscau Airport (YNS):
- Nemiscau Airport (YNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nemiscau Airport (YNS) is Eastmain River Airport (ZEM), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of YNS.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- During the 1980s–1990s, CFB Goose Bay hosted permanent detachments from the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and the Aeronautica Militare, in addition to temporary deployments from several other NATO countries.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- In 1983, a NASA Boeing 747 transport aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Enterprise landed at CFB Goose Bay to refuel on its way to a European tour where the shuttle was then displayed in France and the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- In 2004 the RAF announced its intent to close the permanent RAF detachment, effective 31 March 2005.
