Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Lanai City, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Lanai Airport (LNY), Lanai City, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,679 miles (or 9,139 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 Lanai 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 Lanai 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: | LNY / PHNY |
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Location: | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'8"N by 156°57'5"W |
Area Served: | Lanai City, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1308 feet (399 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNY |
More Information: | LNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- 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.
- 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.
- With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
- 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.
Facts about Lanai Airport (LNY):
- On February 26, 2014, a charted twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft operated by Maui Air crashed after takeoff from Lanai Airport one mile away.
- The closest airport to Lanai Airport (LNY) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of LNY.
- In addition to being known as "Lanai Airport", another name for LNY is "Lānaʻi Airport".
- The airport covers an area of 505 acres at an elevation of 1,308 feet above mean sea level.
- Lanai Airport (LNY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lanai Airport (LNY) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Lanai Airport (meaning Lanai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.