Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Williston, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN), Williston, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,205 miles (or 3,549 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 Sloulin Field International Airport, 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):

• The Royal Canadian Navy also established Naval Radio Station Gander at the airfield, using the station as a listening post to detect the transmissions and location of enemy submarines and warships.
• With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
• 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.
• Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
• Officials at Gander International Airport have stated that the future for the airport is grim unless the federal government provides funding to cover costs.
• 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.

Facts about Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN):

• The furthest airport from Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,343 miles (16,646 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) is Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SW of ISN.
• Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) has 2 runways.
• ISN is mostly used for general aviation but is served by United Express, with three flights a day with service to Denver, and Delta Connection, with three flights a day with service to Minneapolis-St.