Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Málaga, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,877 miles (or 4,629 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 CFB Goose Bay and Málaga 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 CFB Goose Bay and Málaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
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| Location: | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 60°25'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYR |
| More Information: | YYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGP / LEMG |
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| Location: | Málaga, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°40'29"N by 4°29'57"W |
| Area Served: | Costa del Sol |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGP |
| More Information: | AGP Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- To provide rescue and range support to the jet aircraft operating from Goose Bay the Canadian Forces provided a Base Rescue Flight consisting of three CH-135 Twin Huey helicopters.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- The story of the base’s founding was evocatively told in a wartime Canadian book by William G.
- The furthest airport from CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,164 miles (17,967 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of CFB Goose Bay's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Goose Bay 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 Canadian Forces continued to use Goose Bay for staging interceptor aircraft, however Canadian Forces Air Command concentrated on purchasing the new CF-18 interceptor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- Under pressure from Britain and the United States the Canadian Air Ministry worked at a record pace, and by November three 7,000-foot gravel runways were ready.
Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):
- In November 2011, Helitt Líneas Aéreas opened their base at Málaga, operating flights to Melilla Airport.
- The closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
- On 26 February 2009, Ándalus Líneas Aéreas started operations from Málaga, but then ceased opeartons in August 2010.
- Pier B was used for flights to mainland Europe and the rest of the world while Pier C was used for flights to the UK and Ireland, however some flights destined for the UK and Ireland occasionally used Pier B.
- Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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 Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
- Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
- In November 2005 Monarch opened a base at Málaga.
- On 12 July 1946, the airport was opened to international civil passenger flights, and was classified as a custom post.
- In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
- Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
