Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Cooperstown, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP), Cooperstown, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,068 miles (or 1,718 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 Cooperstown-Westville Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | COP / |
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| Location: | Cooperstown, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°37'45"N by 74°53'27"W |
| Area Served: | Cooperstown, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Rick Williams |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1260 feet (384 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COP |
| More Information: | COP Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Officials at Gander International Airport have stated that the future for the airport is grim unless the federal government provides funding to cover costs.
- 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.
- In late-1985, Gander was the site of the Arrow Air Flight 1285 disaster, in which a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 with 256 people on board crashed during takeoff due to atmospheric icing.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- Construction of the airport began in 1936 and it was opened in 1938, with its first landing on January 11 of that year, by Captain Douglas Fraser flying a Fox Moth of Imperial Airways.
- On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.
- 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.
- On September 11, 2001, with United States airspace closed due to the terrorist attacks, Gander International played host to 39 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
- 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.
- During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
Facts about Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP):
- The closest airport to Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP) is Oneonta Municipal Airport (ONH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of COP.
- The furthest airport from Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,629 miles (18,715 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Cooperstown-Westville Airport", another name for COP is "K23".
- Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP) currently has only 1 runway.
