Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Cazombo, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°53'34"S by 22°54'57"E)
Distance from YQX to CAV:
6,282.08 miles (10,110.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Cazombo Airport (CAV), Cazombo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,282 miles (or 10,110 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 Gander International Airport and Cazombo 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 Gander International Airport and Cazombo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
| Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
| Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
| Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
| More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAV / FNCZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cazombo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'34"S by 22°54'57"E |
| Area Served: | Cazombo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3694 feet (1,126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAV |
| More Information: | CAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- The airport was the site for Canada's memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the attack, over which Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Transport Minister David Collenette, US Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci, and provincial and local officials presided.
- In 1940, the operation of the Newfoundland Airport was assigned by the Dominion of Newfoundland to the Royal Canadian Air Force and it was renamed RCAF Station Gander in 1941.
- With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
- A major reason that Gander received so much traffic was partly due to its ability to handle large aircraft, but primarily because Transport Canada and Nav Canada instructed pilots coming from Europe to avoid the airports in major urban centres of Central Canada, like Lester B.
- On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander International 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 closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Cazombo Airport (CAV):
- In addition to being known as "Cazombo Airport", another name for CAV is "Cazombo Airport (Cazombo)".
- The closest airport to Cazombo Airport (CAV) is Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NNW of CAV.
- The furthest airport from Cazombo Airport (CAV) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,890 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- Cazombo Airport (CAV) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.55 miles (198.84 km) SE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |     |
| 2 | 129.30 miles (208.08 km) W | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 3 | 152.40 miles (245.27 km) SW | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 4 | 167.64 miles (269.79 km) SSW | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 5 | 182.39 miles (293.52 km) NNW | St. Anthony Airport (YAY) | St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 6 | 183.47 miles (295.26 km) W | Stephenville Airport (YJT) | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 7 | 208.22 miles (335.10 km) NNW | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 235.79 miles (379.46 km) NW | La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) | La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 239.22 miles (384.98 km) NNW | Mary's Harbour Airport (YMH) | Mary's Harbour, Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 239.82 miles (385.95 km) NW | Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) | Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 242.28 miles (389.91 km) N | St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) | St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 245.94 miles (395.81 km) WNW | Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 249.94 miles (402.24 km) WNW | Chevery Airport (YHR) | Chevery, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 256.42 miles (412.66 km) NNW | Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) | Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 15 | 259.22 miles (417.17 km) NNW | Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) | Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,394.88 miles (18,338.23 km) SSE | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,366.76 miles (18,292.98 km) SSE | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,353.80 miles (18,272.12 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,348.45 miles (18,263.52 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,337.00 miles (18,245.10 km) SW | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,336.53 miles (18,244.33 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,328.58 miles (18,231.54 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,317.15 miles (18,213.15 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,316.66 miles (18,212.36 km) SW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,310.76 miles (18,202.86 km) SSE | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,308.08 miles (18,198.54 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,299.50 miles (18,184.74 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,297.75 miles (18,181.92 km) SW | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,285.21 miles (18,161.74 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,272.44 miles (18,141.19 km) SSE | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.69 miles (150.79 km) NNW | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 2 | 114.24 miles (183.85 km) S | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 3 | 172.96 miles (278.35 km) S | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 4 | 191.96 miles (308.92 km) ENE | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 204.31 miles (328.81 km) W | Luena Airport (LUO) | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | |
| 6 | 216.47 miles (348.38 km) S | Kalabo Airport (KLB) | Kalabo, Zambia | |
| 7 | 232.85 miles (374.73 km) S | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 8 | 233.99 miles (376.56 km) E | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 9 | 237.59 miles (382.36 km) SSE | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 10 | 241.11 miles (388.02 km) WSW | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 11 | 245.46 miles (395.02 km) NW | Catumbela Airport (CBT) | Catumbela, Angola | |
| 12 | 275.11 miles (442.75 km) NE | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 280.90 miles (452.06 km) NNW | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 14 | 307.43 miles (494.77 km) NNW | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 15 | 312.88 miles (503.53 km) E | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,890.32 miles (19,135.58 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,880.26 miles (19,119.37 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,879.34 miles (19,117.89 km) NNW | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,868.73 miles (19,100.82 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,852.66 miles (19,074.95 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,822.31 miles (19,026.12 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,817.62 miles (19,018.57 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,813.06 miles (19,011.24 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,809.52 miles (19,005.54 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,797.00 miles (18,985.39 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,792.93 miles (18,978.84 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,783.19 miles (18,963.16 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,783.19 miles (18,963.16 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,783.07 miles (18,962.97 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,771.07 miles (18,943.65 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |