Nonstop flight route between Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Örnsköldsvik, Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER), Örnsköldsvik, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,881 miles (or 6,246 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Örnsköldsvik 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Örnsköldsvik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG):

• The original main terminal building was built in 1964, and was designed by the architectural firm of Green Blankstein Russell and Associates.
• Because of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 783 feet, planes can take off or land at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,465 miles (16,841 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) has 2 runways.
• The Perimeter Aviation terminal building is located 2.6 km south of the main terminal building and is operated exclusively by Perimeter Aviation.
• The closest airport to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of YWG.
• The Winnipeg Bus Terminal was opened beside the main terminal building on August 15, 2009.
• Richardson International Airport is included in a new 20,000-acre inland port area created by provincial legislation – CentrePort Canada Act, C.C.S.M.
• On December 10, 2006, the Minister of Transport, Lawrence Cannon, announced Winnipeg International Airport was to be renamed Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in honour of the influential businessman and pioneer of Canadian commercial aviation from Winnipeg.

Facts about Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER):

• The furthest airport from Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,951 miles (17,624 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) is Umeå Airport (UME), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NE of OER.
• Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Örnsköldsvik Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Örnsköldsvik 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.