Nonstop flight route between Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada and Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada and Sudbury Airport (YSB), Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,825 miles (or 2,937 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 Nanisivik Airport and Sudbury Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):

• Detailed planning for the project began in August 2007, with environmental studies and assessments will be being carried out in the summer of 2008.
• Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,772 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
• On August 10, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced construction of a new docking and refueling facility in Nanisivik for the Canadian Forces, in an effort to maintain a Canadian presence in Arctic waters during the navigable season.

Facts about Sudbury Airport (YSB):

• Sunwing Airlines began service at the Sudbury Airport in the early 2000s.
• From 1972 to 2000, Sudbury Airport was owned by the Federal Government and operated by the transportation department of Sudbury.
• Sudbury Airport (YSB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Sudbury Airport (YSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Sudbury Airport (YSB) is North Bay Airport (YYB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of YSB.
• The air traffic control tower was added in 1972 and the terminal building was replaced with a larger one in 1973, which was renovated and expanded again in the early 2000s.
• Sudbury Airport began as an emergency landing facility with a single 6,600 ft landing strip for CF-100s from CFB North Bay in 1952.
• In June 2008, under recommendation from NAV CANADA following a year-long aeronautical study, the control tower was closed mainly due to lack of traffic.