Nonstop flight route between Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°2'11"N by 84°36'20"W)
Distance from YQY to LEX:
1,371.15 miles (2,206.65 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 Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,371 miles (or 2,207 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport and Blue Grass Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LEX / KLEX |
| Airport Name: | Blue Grass Airport |
| Location: | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'11"N by 84°36'20"W |
| Area Served: | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 979 feet (298 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEX |
| More Information: | LEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- 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.
- Over the years, several travellers have been sent to this airport after their travel agents mistook it for the Sydney Airport in Australia.
- 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.
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Blue Grass Airport (LEX):
- Because of Blue Grass Airport's relatively low elevation of 979 feet, planes can take off or land at Blue Grass 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.
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Capital City Airport (FFT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of LEX.
- Blue Grass Airport handled 1,104,354 passengers last year.
| 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 | 19.17 miles (30.86 km) WNW | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 2 | 51.07 miles (82.20 km) WSW | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 58.99 miles (94.94 km) WNW | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) W | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 67.91 miles (109.28 km) S | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 6 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) NW | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) N | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) | Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States | |
| 8 | 71.70 miles (115.39 km) SSE | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) N | Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 74.96 miles (120.63 km) W | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 75.92 miles (122.18 km) WSW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 91.82 miles (147.77 km) N | Butler County Regional Airport (HAO) | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 93.43 miles (150.37 km) NW | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 101.36 miles (163.12 km) SW | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 15 | 101.74 miles (163.73 km) N | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,301.53 miles (18,188.00 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,279.51 miles (18,152.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,256.94 miles (18,116.24 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,253.09 miles (18,110.05 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,226.21 miles (18,066.79 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,210.86 miles (18,042.09 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,201.66 miles (18,027.27 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,195.75 miles (18,017.77 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,176.68 miles (17,987.07 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,158.26 miles (17,957.44 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,156.79 miles (17,955.07 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,133.31 miles (17,917.28 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,106.37 miles (17,873.92 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,103.75 miles (17,869.72 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,084.79 miles (17,839.20 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |