Nonstop flight route between Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Covilhã, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saint John Airport (YSJ), Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,917 miles (or 4,694 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 Saint John Airport and Covilhã 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 Saint John Airport and Covilhã Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSJ / CYSJ |
Airport Name: | Saint John Airport |
Location: | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°18'57"N by 65°53'24"W |
Area Served: | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 357 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSJ |
More Information: | YSJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COV / LPCV |
Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport |
Location: | Covilhã, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W |
Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COV |
More Information: | COV Maps & Info |
Facts about Saint John Airport (YSJ):
- The closest airport to Saint John Airport (YSJ) is 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NW of YSJ.
- Saint John Airport was officially opened on 8 January 1952, although several aircraft — including at least one scheduled flight — had already landed at the airport by then.
- Saint John Airport handled 227,223 passengers last year.
- Saint John Airport (YSJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Saint John Airport (YSJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Saint John Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint John 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.
- Part of the National Airports System, it is owned by Transport Canada and operated by Saint John Airport Inc.
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.