Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Wichita, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,249 miles (or 3,620 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 Gander International Airport and Cessna Aircraft Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):

• 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 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.
• During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
• 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.
• 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.
• Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
• Gander is near the great circle route between cities of the U.S.
• 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 Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA):

• Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Cessna Aircraft Field covers an area of 900 acres at an elevation of 1,378 feet above mean sea level.
• Cessna Aircraft Field is a public use airport located four nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Wichita, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
• The closest airport to Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSW of CEA.
• The furthest airport from Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,738 miles (17,282 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.