Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Miramichi Airport (YCH), Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 521 miles (or 838 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 Miramichi 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):

• To honour the people of Gander and Halifax for their support during the operation, Lufthansa named a new Airbus A340-300 "Gander/Halifax" on May 16, 2002.
• 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.
• 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.
• Runway 04/22 was extended from 8,400 to 10,500 ft in 1971.
• 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.
• During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
• 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 Miramichi Airport (YCH):

• Miramichi Airport (YCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is the former site of CFB Chatham, a military air base, which closed in 1996, after military units were moved to other bases.
• Because of Miramichi Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Miramichi 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 closest airport to Miramichi Airport (YCH) is Bathurst Airport (ZBF), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNW of YCH.
• The furthest airport from Miramichi Airport (YCH) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The runway was 5,899 ft × 159 ft but in 2012 it was extended to 10,006 ft × 150 ft and is maintained year-round.