Nonstop flight route between Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Albina, Suriname:
Departure Airport:
(46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°31'1"N by 54°2'59"W)
Distance from YQY to ABN:
2,831.12 miles (4,556.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Albina Airstrip (ABN), Albina, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,831 miles (or 4,556 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport and Albina Airstrip, 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport and Albina Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQY / CYQY |
| Airport Name: | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport |
| Location: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W |
| Area Served: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQY |
| More Information: | YQY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABN / SMBN |
| Airport Name: | Albina Airstrip |
| Location: | Albina, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'1"N by 54°2'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABN |
| More Information: | ABN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of YQY.
- Because of Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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.
- On 27 July 2009 Sydney Airport was renamed after John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, who was a Canadian aviation pioneer who first flew the Silver Dart, holder of Canada's first pilot's license and a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.
- The furthest airport from Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Albina Airstrip (ABN):
- The closest airport to Albina Airstrip (ABN) is Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) W of ABN.
- The furthest airport from Albina Airstrip (ABN) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Albina Airstrip (meaning Albina Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,812 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Albina Airstrip (ABN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) WSW | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 119.66 miles (192.57 km) NW | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 147.06 miles (236.66 km) W | Charlottetown Airport (YYG) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 4 | 178.76 miles (287.69 km) NNE | Stephenville Airport (YJT) | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 5 | 181.71 miles (292.43 km) W | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 6 | 185.41 miles (298.39 km) ENE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 7 | 188.98 miles (304.13 km) ENE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 8 | 189.54 miles (305.03 km) WSW | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 9 | 197.89 miles (318.48 km) WSW | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 221.68 miles (356.76 km) W | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 11 | 244.05 miles (392.76 km) NNE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 249.08 miles (400.86 km) WSW | CFB Greenwood (YZX) | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 13 | 263.34 miles (423.80 km) WNW | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 14 | 274.62 miles (441.96 km) NW | Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 284.33 miles (457.59 km) N | Kégashka Airport (ZKG) | Kegaska, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,653.67 miles (18,754.71 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,590.88 miles (18,653.67 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,569.11 miles (18,618.64 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,567.31 miles (18,615.73 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,554.04 miles (18,594.37 km) SSE | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,542.21 miles (18,575.35 km) SSE | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,525.21 miles (18,547.98 km) SSE | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,441.25 miles (18,412.86 km) SSE | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,431.57 miles (18,397.28 km) SSE | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,431.01 miles (18,396.38 km) SSE | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,398.63 miles (18,344.28 km) S | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,371.62 miles (18,300.80 km) S | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,321.93 miles (18,220.84 km) S | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,309.92 miles (18,201.51 km) SSE | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,291.28 miles (18,171.50 km) SSW | Forrest Airport (FOS) | Forrest, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.38 miles (126.14 km) W | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 2 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) WNW | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 3 | 84.49 miles (135.97 km) SSW | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 4 | 105.66 miles (170.04 km) SSW | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 5 | 122.28 miles (196.80 km) SW | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 6 | 125.75 miles (202.38 km) ESE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 128.48 miles (206.77 km) S | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 131.75 miles (212.02 km) SW | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 9 | 143.60 miles (231.10 km) SW | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 10 | 143.84 miles (231.48 km) SSE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 153.53 miles (247.08 km) SW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 158.43 miles (254.96 km) W | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 178.01 miles (286.48 km) SSW | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 14 | 178.46 miles (287.21 km) W | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 15 | 199.84 miles (321.61 km) SW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,310.95 miles (19,812.50 km) SSW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,243.70 miles (19,704.28 km) SW | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,233.71 miles (19,688.20 km) SSE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,229.41 miles (19,681.28 km) S | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 5 | 12,225.46 miles (19,674.91 km) S | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 6 | 12,204.22 miles (19,640.73 km) E | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,202.37 miles (19,637.76 km) S | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 8 | 12,182.78 miles (19,606.24 km) SW | Arso Airport (ARJ) | Arso, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,182.78 miles (19,606.24 km) SW | Amahai Airport (AHI) | Amahai, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,174.19 miles (19,592.41 km) ESE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,163.48 miles (19,575.18 km) SSE | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.93 km) SE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.92 km) SE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,079.40 miles (19,439.86 km) SSE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,063.38 miles (19,414.08 km) SE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |