Nonstop flight route between Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Jyväskylä, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), Jyväskylä, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,348 miles (or 5,388 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 Jyväskylä 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport and Jyväskylä Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):

• Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Over the years, several travellers have been sent to this airport after their travel agents mistook it for the Sydney Airport in Australia.

Facts about Jyväskylä Airport (JYV):

• Jyväskylä Airport handled 88,608 passengers last year.
• Because of Jyväskylä Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Jyväskylä 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 furthest airport from Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,875 miles (17,502 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On September 9, 2011, Finnair announced that they will end flights to Jyväskylä, the last flight would be on October 29, 2011.
• The closest airport to Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) is Halli Airport (KEV), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of JYV.
• Jyväskylä Airport is an airport in Jyväskylä, Finland.
• Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Air Force Academy Flight School and the Air Force Academy Supporting Air Operations Wing are stationed at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Jyväskylä Airport", another name for JYV is "Jyväskylän lentoasema".