Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY), Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,692 miles (or 7,551 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 Teply Klyuch 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 Teply Klyuch Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gander International Airport (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.
• During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Following Newfoundland's entry into Confederation, the government renamed the airport Gander Airport and it came under the administration of Canada's federal Department of Transport.
• With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
• 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 is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority.
• Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.

Facts about Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY):

• The closest airport to Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) is Belaya Gora Airport (UMS), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) SSW of KDY.
• In addition to being known as "Teply Klyuch Airport", another name for KDY is "Аэропорт Теплый Ключ".
• Because of Teply Klyuch Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Teply Klyuch 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.
• Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.